To remove spyware, I use spybot search and destroy. I've cghecked its ignore products list and there are several programs it is set to ignore. I uncheck them but afterwards, the items apear checked agin. What's going on?
Spybot ignores some stuff?
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Dnd4evr
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I noticed that some items on mine were ignored initially. I unchecked mine and they are still unchecked.
Its possible something is preventing you from changing it. I run Ad-Aware and Spybot. What one doesn't catch the other usually does. I also start any removal session by bringing up msconfig, shutting off anything I don't recognize and rebooting. That way they can't reinstall themselves on the fly. Its worked for me so far.
Its possible something is preventing you from changing it. I run Ad-Aware and Spybot. What one doesn't catch the other usually does. I also start any removal session by bringing up msconfig, shutting off anything I don't recognize and rebooting. That way they can't reinstall themselves on the fly. Its worked for me so far.
Installed adaware, it misses some stuff that spybot picks up but now that I am using both, computer is probably spyware-free
I'm at work, but what does Spybot leave checked that it avoids? I hope it's nothing really serious..
I run both Ad-aware Pro and Spybot myself, so I hope I'm up-to-date. I have a friend that swears by Spy Sweeper, but I wasn't impressed when I was fixing his computer the other day and tried it..
Opinions?
I run both Ad-aware Pro and Spybot myself, so I hope I'm up-to-date. I have a friend that swears by Spy Sweeper, but I wasn't impressed when I was fixing his computer the other day and tried it..
Opinions?
Try this: IE-SPYAD https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/ehowes/www/main.htm
Read about it here : http://www.aumha.org/a/parasite.php#tools (under wear a condom )
Read about it here : http://www.aumha.org/a/parasite.php#tools (under wear a condom )
Dnd4evr
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I just did a reload of my system (@$#%@#^). Thought I needed a windows reload, but it turned out to be a hardware problem (bad electrolytic capacitors on the MB ). Good thing I know my way around a soldering iron ($8 fix ). One broken PC fixed, one to go .
Here is the list of ignored (checked) items in the "Ignore products" list of a fresh load of Spybot.
LSP.NEWS.NET
MYSEARCH
NEW.NET
SIDESTEP
I have no idea how problematic these are, but I unchecked them. Perhaps they are reset to ignore when you download file set updates?? Doubt it though.
). Good thing I know my way around a soldering iron ($8 fix ). One broken PC fixed, one to go .Here is the list of ignored (checked) items in the "Ignore products" list of a fresh load of Spybot.
LSP.NEWS.NET
MYSEARCH
NEW.NET
SIDESTEP
I have no idea how problematic these are, but I unchecked them. Perhaps they are reset to ignore when you download file set updates?? Doubt it though.
Not nice - but possibly unsafe to remove - badly removing New.Net tears the guts out of your TCP/IP stack - LSPFIX is something you should get hold of and stash away for when it's needed.
http://www.webattack.com/get/lspfix.shtml
New.Net seem to be undergoing some rehabilitation in the eyes of the anti-spyware community, but it's still something I wouldn't allow on my machine. If people are stupid enough to buy and use "FAKE" domain names, that's their problem.
http://www.webattack.com/get/lspfix.shtml
New.Net seem to be undergoing some rehabilitation in the eyes of the anti-spyware community, but it's still something I wouldn't allow on my machine. If people are stupid enough to buy and use "FAKE" domain names, that's their problem.