I Need Spyrware Help!!!

[Kamilian]

Hi all.

As you can see by the title of the thread, I am mired in Spyware. Never before has this happened on such grand scale that it is now. I mean I am literally being swamped by dozens of spyware programs all at once. I have AOL Spyware Protect, but that only detects Spyware once it's on the computer and only then deletes it... but by that time, a lot of damage has been done already and even more Spyware creeps in!
I need a way to AVOID Spyware altogether. Is there any such program I can get off the net? Or any other way to avoid Spyware?
I appreciate any help. Even right now while I'm typing this message I'm trying to delete DownloadPlus, CashBack, SaveNow, etc.

 

[Dell19]

Try getting Spybot search and destroy and do the immunise option as well as scanning. You could also try the latest Adaware version.

 

[shadowdude]

Get Ad-aware SE and Spybot S&D to clean it up.

Get SpywareBlaster to make sure it doesn't comeback.

Links for download of those and other useful security programs can be found here
http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=100063

 

[MarineCorps]

AOL spyware protection sucks. Takes to long and hardly finds stuff.

http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html

and spy guard also helps. http://javacoolsoftware.com/sgdownload.html

 

[Joeb WK]

I recomend getting McAfee anti virus.On that you can useually scan for spyware and then delete it,it also has a good pop up blocker.

 

[Kamilian]

OK thanks, people, I appreciate it.
Now, to see if those programs in those links you included work with Windows 98 (I had Windows ME but had to HP-Recover my computer cuz the Spyware was literally crashing everything and the computer could hardly process things)...

 

[MarineCorps]

OK thanks, people, I appreciate it.
Now, to see if those programs in those links you included work with Windows 98 (I had Windows ME but had to HP-Recover my computer cuz the Spyware was literally crashing everything and the computer could hardly process things)...

They all work with 98. I used them on 98(I still have adaware SE on it even through it's not connected to the internet anymore. I still find a one or two spyware things sometimes when I update the defs file.)

 

[Jeratain]

http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=79233

 

[Inter4]

since we are talking about this...how is the norton internet security firewall?

 

[Jeratain]

since we are talking about this...how is the norton internet security firewall?

Eh. Use Kerio.

 

[MarineCorps]

Eh. Use Kerio.

And what may I ask is Kerio?

 

[shadowdude]

@MC
http://www.kerio.com/kpf_download.html

 

[MarineCorps]

Thats a very confusing site. So in order to get the full edtion would I have to pay?

 

[shadowdude]

It is the full version for 30days, then it downgrades to the limited free adition.

The full version has fancy stuff like content monitoring and logging etc.

The free addition is a firewall much like zonealarm from what I can gather.

 

[Inter4]

I have the ZoneAlarm CD wich I got for free subscribing to an internet bradband service. Should i use that one or the one, or the norton one? Just to be sure

 

[shadowdude]

I'd say go with Norton, although they probably have identical features.

 

[Jeratain]

I have the ZoneAlarm CD wich I got for free subscribing to an internet bradband service. Should i use that one or the one, or the norton one? Just to be sure

Norton firewall protection blows. Use Kerio.