spyware removal software are a big scam

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Originally posted by: pulse8
Originally posted by: RobCur
Its probably from the same company that places adware on you or are affiliated with them and to remove it, you need to pay them money which ranges from 19.95 to 39.95.
http://www.zerospyware.com/landingpage/?refid=82645 heres one of them but there are hundreds more
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Spybot, Spyware Blaster and Ad Aware are all free.
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That's what I was gonna say...I have yet to pay for a spyware remover...that would sorta defeat the purpose
 
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yukichigai

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Anything that offers a paid service to remove spyware that advertises with popups is a scam. Period. Just use Spybot, AdAware and CWShredder when needed.

This has to be one of the more legible posts by Wduaqnug XP.
 
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Bryophyte

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I know a few paranoid people who think that antivirus software companies are the ones releasing viruses.
 
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Amorphus

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Originally posted by: Bryophyte
I know a few paranoid people who think that antivirus software companies are the ones releasing viruses.
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Like, whatever, club fungus.

RobCur for 31337.
 
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yukichigai

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Originally posted by: Bryophyte
I know a few paranoid people who think that antivirus software companies are the ones releasing viruses.
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Do they also listen to Art Bell religiously and wear tinfoil beanies? :p

Yeah, I've met people like that. I imagine there's a shred of truth to it though; I bet some AV employee who was worried about his next performance review has released a virus and then "discovered" the solution in record time. :p
 
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Lifer
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Originally posted by: Amorphus
Originally posted by: Bryophyte
I know a few paranoid people who think that antivirus software companies are the ones releasing viruses.
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Like, whatever, club fungus.

RobCur for 31337.
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Meh, who listens to a headless fetus?

Besides, I'm not a basidiomycete, that's not even in the same KINGDOM.
 
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RobCur

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it steals my bandwidth too! instead of uploading at 65-67kb/s i'm only getting 60-61kb/s
 
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RobCur

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Originally posted by: yukichigai
Anything that offers a paid service to remove spyware that advertises with popups is a scam. Period. Just use Spybot, AdAware and CWShredder when needed.

This has to be one of the more legible posts by Wduaqnug XP.
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adaware is not free, its 29.95 :thumbsdown:
 
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Bryophyte

Lifer
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Originally posted by: RobCur
Originally posted by: yukichigai
Anything that offers a paid service to remove spyware that advertises with popups is a scam. Period. Just use Spybot, AdAware and CWShredder when needed.

This has to be one of the more legible posts by Wduaqnug XP.
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adaware is not free, its 29.95 :thumbsdown:
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Sure, for AdAware plus. Most of us use the free personal edition.
 
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Originally posted by: RobCur
Originally posted by: yukichigai
Anything that offers a paid service to remove spyware that advertises with popups is a scam. Period. Just use Spybot, AdAware and CWShredder when needed.

This has to be one of the more legible posts by Wduaqnug XP.
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adaware is not free, its 29.95 :thumbsdown:
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The Pro and Plus versions aren't free, but the Standard version is.
 
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ghostman

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Originally posted by: RobCur
Originally posted by: yukichigai
Anything that offers a paid service to remove spyware that advertises with popups is a scam. Period. Just use Spybot, AdAware and CWShredder when needed.

This has to be one of the more legible posts by Wduaqnug XP.
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adaware is not free, its 29.95 :thumbsdown:
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Whatever. Adaware saved me a lot of time (and possibly a reformat) on the adware/spyware-filled computers that I've been asked to fix. And it didn't require $30 to do it.
 
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Originally posted by: RagingBITCH
Yet another completely moronic and idiotic post by RobCur.
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yet another useless post thats been repeated billions of time, your point???
 
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yukichigai

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Originally posted by: RagingBITCH
Yet another completely moronic and idiotic post by RobCur.
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You mean Wduaqnug XP. (that's not a smile)

Of course Wduaqnug was always so "Rage in a Grammatically Incorrect Manner Against the Machine" it was funny.
 
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yukichigai

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Originally posted by: RobCur
Originally posted by: 1YellowPeril
You been to www.adaware.com ? Evil evil evil! :|
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this is what i was referring to
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Do a google for "Lavasoft AdAware". You should find the trial version of AdAware 6.0, which works fine for the purposes of removing spyware/adware. And you don't have to pay for it. Ever.
 
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Bryophyte

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Originally posted by: RobCur
Originally posted by: RagingBITCH
Yet another completely moronic and idiotic post by RobCur.
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yet another useless post thats been repeated billions of time, your point???
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If it's been repeated billions of times, don't you think there might be a reason?
 
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