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Title: malware
Post by: alcav on Dec 27, 2007, 16:25:04

Hi all

does anyone know of a malware remover without having to pay a fortune for yet another application :)

Thanks.....Alan

Title: Re: malware
Post by: Rik on Dec 27, 2007, 16:32:50

Take a look at this, Alan:

http://www.idnetters.co.uk/forums/index.php?topic=4991.msg85337#msg85337

Title: Re: malware
Post by: Simon on Dec 27, 2007, 16:49:51

I would recommend Super AntiSpyware (http://www.superantispyware.com/), which comes in Free and Pro flavours. :)

Title: Re: malware
Post by: Inactive on Dec 27, 2007, 16:55:55

Quote from: Simon on Dec 27, 2007, 16:49:51
I would recommend Super AntiSpyware (http://www.superantispyware.com/), which comes in Free and Pro flavours. :)

Agreed Simon. ;)

Title: Re: malware
Post by: alcav on Dec 29, 2007, 13:14:45

Hi Guys

thanks for your help,we cured the prob by going into safe mode and running Adaware,seems to have done the job :)

Happy New Year.........Alan

Title: Re: malware
Post by: Rik on Dec 29, 2007, 13:44:27

And to you, Alan. :)

Title: Re: malware
Post by: Simon on Dec 29, 2007, 15:07:59

Glad to hear it's fixed, Alan. (http://si6776.www.idnet.com/smileys/hny.gif)

Title: Re: malware
Post by: Noreen on Dec 30, 2007, 12:18:23

Having ditched Ad-Aware and SpyBot, I've now installed free SUPERAntiSpyware having read good reports elsewhere and here. It takes an long time to do a complete scan of everything, I hope that that just means that it's doing a thorough job. It only found a tracking cookie though. ;D

Title: Re: malware
Post by: Simon on Dec 30, 2007, 12:21:00

It does take a while, Noreen, but I usually let scans run while I'm doing something else away from the computer, as often the scan takes up a lot of resources, and if you're battling against it to do other stuff, it makes the scan slower. :)

Title: Re: malware
Post by: Inactive on Dec 30, 2007, 12:24:39

Same here Simon, I usually turn off my monitor and let it do it's thing.

Title: Re: malware
Post by: Noreen on Dec 30, 2007, 12:39:49

I won't take such an interest the next time. Just using it for the first time I was interested in what it was doing. ;D Anybody got any advice re any special settings?

Title: Re: malware
Post by: Simon on Dec 30, 2007, 12:48:11

The full scan should cover everything, Noreen. :) Just make sure the box is ticked in Preferences to automatically check for updates, and as it's the free version, without real-time protection, I would untick all of the Startup options, as you don't really want it starting with Windows, as it won't actually be doing anything unless you launch a scan yourself. :)

Title: Re: malware
Post by: Noreen on Dec 30, 2007, 12:55:05

Thanks Simon. Now done that.

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