anyone recommend spyware checker/removal tool?

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toadheaddesigns

Discussion Starter · Oct 2, 2006

things running really slow on laptop, Norton Internet Security is not picking anything up. Was wondering if anyone can recommend a decent spyware checker/removal tool, and if so where to download from....free if poss

thanks in advance

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Bobster

· #2 · Oct 2, 2006

I always just use ad-ware just do a search, there's loads of download sites.

I don't know if it's the best one out there though, one of the techies on here may be able to advise of something else.

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toadheaddesigns

Discussion Starter · #3 · Oct 2, 2006

go for it techies....if you want to of course

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DubDubz

· #4 · Oct 2, 2006

lavasoft - adaware free for personal use - manual updates tho BUT very good - just remember to do it often [upgrade

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get rid of Norton and go for AVG free when u can - as it can sometimes slow a system up on it' sown - kinda goes into a checking self checking cycle..........

hey here's a link too

http://www.download.com/3000-2144-10045910.html

enjoy

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spiny

· #5 · Oct 2, 2006

toadheaddesigns said:
things running really slow on laptop, Norton Internet Security is not picking anything up. Was wondering if anyone can recommend a decent spyware checker/removal tool, and if so where to download from....free if poss

thanks in advance

uninstall norton, that'll speed it up

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Grim

· #6 · Oct 2, 2006

I use Adaware 6 Pro, but this aint free, unless its a hacked version and also run Spybot with it, if they dont find anything your 99.9% certain your PC will be clean.

Get Spybot from its own webby though not any free download site, afterall it is free anyway

http://www.spybot.info/en/download/index.html

Install then update and run

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phil5556

· #7 · Oct 2, 2006

I use Lavasoft Ad-Aware to check for everything and SpywareBlaster to keep it all away once clean - www.javacoolsoftware.com

And yeah ditch anything to do with norton and get AVG and if you're running XP use it's firewall or if you're not use Zone Alarm.

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Stark

· #8 · Oct 2, 2006

Yep, Ad-aware, but i prefer Avast over AVG, definately not norton.

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spiny

· #9 · Oct 2, 2006

I updated the FAQ with some more up to date info on this sort of thing:

http://www.spiny.co.uk/vzifaq/spyware.html

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Dubstarr

· #10 · Oct 2, 2006

DubDubz said:
lavasoft - adaware free for personal use - manual updates tho BUT very good - just remember to do it often [upgrade ]

get rid of Norton and go for AVG free when u can - as it can sometimes slow a system up on it' sown - kinda goes into a checking self checking cycle..........

hey here's a link too

http://www.download.com/3000-2144-10045910.html

enjoy

Yep what he said exackery. Norton is an animal.

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