Best spyware removal program?

[jdub1107]

I use Ad-aware and Spybot currently. Is there anything better that I should use? Thanks

 

[PoPPeR]

software thread please.

Spyware blaster for prevention?

 

[loup garou]

I like the MS Antispyware Beta.

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

Adaware is good enough, move on with life, don't waste it on spyware

 

[Zim Hosein]

Originally posted by: werk
I like the MS Antispyware Beta.

How is it werk?

 

[naruto1988]

Originally posted by: werk
I like the MS Antispyware Beta.

 

[warcrow]

OMFG! This is the rigth forum for this post, finally! Everyone has been posting this stuff in the software forums.....

 

[tarheelmm]

I found noadware and it picked up alot no adaware did not

 

[Dulanic]

I have found Ad Aware and Spybot dont always find everything. Webroot Spy Sweeper seems to do the trick and find everything.

 

[slightlyhuman]

ad aware

 

[Dulanic]

Originally posted by: DP
ad aware

As much as I used to like Ad Aware before, it no longer does the trick. It misses alot of spyware and leaves tons of registry entries etc... behind. I ran ad aware and removed everything from a PC, then ran Webroot, and Webroot found tons more that Ad Aware missed, and lots of registry entries and files.

 

[InlineFive]

Originally posted by: Zim Hosein

Originally posted by: werk
I like the MS Antispyware Beta.

How is it werk?

It has a typical, clean Microsoft interface with shades of appealing blue. It is based on GIANTSpyware which is supposedly the best anti-virus solution on the market.

 

[OutHouse]

Originally posted by: werk
I like the MS Antispyware Beta.

I like it too. it runs in the background, does a scan everynight, does automatic updates. its pretty cool.

 

[seanws]

Originally posted by: Dulanic

Originally posted by: DP
ad aware

As much as I used to like Ad Aware before, it no longer does the trick. It misses alot of spyware and leaves tons of registry entries etc... behind. I ran ad aware and removed everything from a PC, then ran Webroot, and Webroot found tons more that Ad Aware missed, and lots of registry entries and files.

adaware misses a ton. i use pestpatrol. works great.

 

[Rudee]

pestpatrol >*

 

[callmesteve]

Pest Patrol?? I dont' know about that one guys, picks up yes, fully removes.. not sure about that

I've been testing out Giant AntiSpyware right now and its pretty good. MS told me not to uninstall it until my subscription expires so won't be using MS ANTI SPYWARE BETA for a while.

 

[clamum]

Ad-Aware + Firefox

 

[hevnsnt]

Originally posted by: naruto1988

Originally posted by: werk
I like the MS Antispyware Beta.

 

[tami]

at work, my IE computer got the typical search spyware junk. adaware didn't find everything. i had to do google hunting on my own, tried to remove a registry key with adaware (that it kept finding and saying it deleted), but the key kept popping up.... how annoying.

spyware is minimal with firefox. i haven't figured out which spyware removal program to use with it though.

 

[jamesbond007]

Originally posted by: hevnsnt

Originally posted by: naruto1988

Originally posted by: werk
I like the MS Antispyware Beta.

 

[Iron Woode]

I use a combination to rid my system of spyware and keep it from accumulating.

SpywareBlaster to harden the system.

SpywareGuard to detect realtime intrusion.

SpyBot Search & Destroy to further kill any existing spyware.

I use Mozilla/Firefox instead of IE.

And carefully examine what I install on my system.

PS:MS antispyware based on Giantspyware is now called Titan.

 

[LuDaCriS66]

Originally posted by: tarheelmm
I found noadware and it picked up alot no adaware did not

Do not use this program.. lots of false positives

http://www.spywarewarrior.com/...i-spyware.htm#naw_note

 

[callmesteve]

Originally posted by: Iron Woode
I use a combination to rid my system of spyware and keep it from accumulating.

SpywareBlaster to harden the system.

SpywareGuard to detect realtime intrusion.

SpyBot Search & Destroy to further kill any existing spyware.

I use Mozilla/Firefox instead of IE.

And carefully examine what I install on my system.

PS:MS antispyware based on Giantspyware is now called Titan.

Iron Woode definitely seems to be knowing

 

[SagaLore]

Originally posted by: Rudee
pestpatrol >*

They were bought out by Computer Associates. I recently talked to a rep who said they've made a lot of changes that are about to be released - I don't know if that is good or bad...

 

[SagaLore]

Originally posted by: jdub1107
I use Ad-aware and Spybot currently. Is there anything better that I should use? Thanks

Although you could run a dozen other spyware removers, there will probably be always one that can't be removed because there is no signature for it yet. So what I recommend is use Spybot S&D, Ad-Aware, then run HiJackThis and look at what is left to startup. If it looks clean, reboot, and run it again just to make sure. I find that spyware loads redundant processes that reload others as they are removed, and after reboot they're back in full force.