Title: Buggerin spyware!!!!
Post by: Buddy on 10 January, 2006, 08:28:43 AM
Post by: Buddy on 10 January, 2006, 08:28:43 AM
Can anyone point me in the direction of a cheap (ie free) spyware type thing.
I've run a check and aparently my machine is rife with the buggers and I'd like to get shot of 'em.
Suggestions?
I've run a check and aparently my machine is rife with the buggers and I'd like to get shot of 'em.
Suggestions?
Title: Re: Buggerin spyware!!!!
Post by: Art on 10 January, 2006, 09:29:37 AM
Post by: Art on 10 January, 2006, 09:29:37 AM
I use this...
Title: Re: Buggerin spyware!!!!
Post by: Art on 10 January, 2006, 09:31:32 AM
Post by: Art on 10 January, 2006, 09:31:32 AM
You probably already have virus protection, but if your machine has been behaving oddly it's worth downloading and running this as well.
Title: Re: Buggerin spyware!!!!
Post by: Banners on 10 January, 2006, 03:26:15 PM
Post by: Banners on 10 January, 2006, 03:26:15 PM
Spybot is free too.
There's also a free (for now) MS anti-spyware tool you can get via the built-in Update. It's quite good apparently, but using something from the company whose deficiencies allow spyware to proliferate seems cynical to me - almost as if the holes in Windows were intended, so to create a new market.
M@
There's also a free (for now) MS anti-spyware tool you can get via the built-in Update. It's quite good apparently, but using something from the company whose deficiencies allow spyware to proliferate seems cynical to me - almost as if the holes in Windows were intended, so to create a new market.
M@
Link: Spybot
Title: Re: Buggerin spyware!!!!
Post by: Rob Spalding on 10 January, 2006, 04:17:42 PM
Post by: Rob Spalding on 10 January, 2006, 04:17:42 PM
I just had to re-build and reinstall everything on my PC due to spyware :(
I now have Spybot and McAfee's 30 day free anti spyware going.
Make sure you immunise your system once you install Spybot, that should stop anything new joining the party.
I now have Spybot and McAfee's 30 day free anti spyware going.
Make sure you immunise your system once you install Spybot, that should stop anything new joining the party.
Title: Re: Buggerin spyware!!!!
Post by: Quirkafleeg on 10 January, 2006, 07:58:31 PM
Post by: Quirkafleeg on 10 January, 2006, 07:58:31 PM
Dont forget to add the updates once you have installed the software...
If you dabble in dangerous waters you might want to think about getting a firewall as well
If you dabble in dangerous waters you might want to think about getting a firewall as well
Title: Re: Buggerin spyware!!!!
Post by: Noisybast on 10 January, 2006, 09:38:28 PM
Post by: Noisybast on 10 January, 2006, 09:38:28 PM
In which case...
Link: ZoneAlarm
Title: Re: Buggerin spyware!!!!
Post by: ,Mr. Nice on 10 January, 2006, 10:56:22 PM
Post by: ,Mr. Nice on 10 January, 2006, 10:56:22 PM
Zonealarm also handily has a built in spyware checker too (I have mine scheduled to run once a week while I'm at work).