Buggerin spyware!!!!

[Buddy]

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?

[Art]

I use this...

Link: http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/" target="_blank">http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/

[Art]

You probably already have virus protection, but if your machine has been behaving oddly it's worth downloading and running this as well.

Link: http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/" target="_blank">http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/

[Banners]

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@

Link: http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/" target="_blank">Spybot

[Rob Spalding]

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.

[Quirkafleeg]

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

[Noisybast]

In which case...

Link: http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/catalog/products/sku_list_za.jsp?dc=12bms&ctry=US&lang=en&lid=dbtopnav_zass" target="_blank">ZoneAlarm

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[,Mr. Nice]

Zonealarm also handily has a built in spyware checker too (I have mine scheduled to run once a week while I'm at work).