What is the safest and most efficient spyware removal tool?
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Spybot Search & Destroy - Safer-Networking\nAd-aware SE - Lavasoft\nYou can get both of these from http://www.downlad.com\n\nMicrosoft Antispy - Microsoft (formerly GIANT)\nAvailable right from http://www.microsoft.com\n\nYahoo Anti-spy - Yahoo\nAvailable with the Yahoo Toolbar from http://www.yahoo.com\n\nI haven't found any one spyware tool that works for everything, they all look for different things.  The Microsoft Anti-spy runs in the background of your PC so it actually provides active protection.
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there are several spyware detection programs on the net free to try
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For spyware solutions, Spybot Search & Destroy works very well.  If you are willing to try Microsoft's beta, you can also consider defender.  Both are currently free.\n\nhttp://www.safer-networking.org\nhttp://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=435bfce7-da2b-4a6a-afa4-f7f14e605a0d&DisplayLang=en\n\nAlways remember that an ounce of prevention is worth more than a pound of cure.  That said, do not visit unknown websites, open suspicious emails and attachments, or click on links that you don’t know what it’s for.  Also, always keep your anti-spyware and antivirus programs on.  These simple guidelines will save you from hours of headaches with pop-up ads and computer slow down.  Good luck and have a nice day!
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Get a free anti-spyware like SpyBot or Spyware Terminator and scan your computer:\nSpyware Terminator: http://www.spywareterminator.com/\nSpyBot Search and Destroy: http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/spy...
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Adaware or Spybot are both good.
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All of these are ones that I personally use and all are free.\n\nAVG Removes I-Worm/Stration · BackDoor.Generic3.GBB and .GBC · Worm/Generic.FX · Exploit.WMF\nhttp://free.grisoft.com/doc/5390/lng/us/tpl/v5\n\nSpybot - Search & Destroy detects and removes spyware, a relatively new kind of threat not yet covered by common anti-virus applications. Spyware silently tracks your surfing behaviour to create a marketing profile for you that is transmitted without your knowledge to the compilers and sold to advertising companies. If you see new toolbars in your Internet Explorer that you haven't intentionally installed, if your browser crashes inexplicably, or if your home page has been "hijacked" (or changed without your knowledge), your computer is most probably infected with spyware. Even if you don't see the symptoms, your computer may be infected, because more and more spyware is emerging. Spybot-S&D is free, so there's no harm giving it a try to see if something has invaded your computer.\nhttp://www.safer-networking.org/\n\nhttp://superantispyware.com/\nSUPERAntiSpyware is the most thorough scanner on the market. Our Multi-Dimensional Scanning and Process Interrogation Technology will detect spyware that other products miss! SUPERAntiSpyware will remove ALL the Spyware, NOT just the easy ones!\nEasily remove over 100,000 pests such as SmitFraud, Vundo, WinFixer, SpyAxe, SpyFalcon, WinAntiVirus, AntiVermins and thousands more!\nMake sure after you download any of these, that you update them.\n\n *Be sure to come back to Yahoo Q&A and vote for one of the answers as best answer!
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Hi! I have a few good programs (that I have been trying thoroughly over the past few months) that are great for removing pesky spyware from your pc.  Either of the following two would work fine:\n\nSpybot Search and Destroy:\nhttp://www.safer-networking.org/\n\nLavasoft Adaware Personal Edition:\nhttp://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/\n\nAlso, in the upcoming version of Windows (named Vista), there is a chance we may have antispyware software integrated at no extra fee! (http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx )\n\nAnd finally, CCleaner (CrapCleaner) is a great freeware programming for deleting junk files, effectively speeding up some areas of your PC that can slow it done over time.\nhttp://www.ccleaner.com\n\nGood luck, you won't regret using these programs.
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download adaware it scans and removes spyware from your computer
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All of these are ones that I personally use and all are free.\n\nI-Worm/Stration · BackDoor.Generic3.GBB and .GBC · Worm/Generic.FX · Exploit.WMF\nhttp://free.grisoft.com/doc/5390/lng/us/tpl/v5\n\nSpybot - Search & Destroy detects and removes spyware, a relatively new kind of threat not yet covered by common anti-virus applications. Spyware silently tracks your surfing behaviour to create a marketing profile for you that is transmitted without your knowledge to the compilers and sold to advertising companies. If you see new toolbars in your Internet Explorer that you haven't intentionally installed, if your browser crashes inexplicably, or if your home page has been "hijacked" (or changed without your knowledge), your computer is most probably infected with spyware. Even if you don't see the symptoms, your computer may be infected, because more and more spyware is emerging. Spybot-S&D is free, so there's no harm giving it a try to see if something has invaded your computer.\nhttp://www.safer-networking.org/\n\nhttp://superantispyware.com/\nSUPERAntiSpyware is the most thorough scanner on the market. Our Multi-Dimensional Scanning and Process Interrogation Technology will detect spyware that other products miss! SUPERAntiSpyware will remove ALL the Spyware, NOT just the easy ones!\nEasily remove over 100,000 pests such as SmitFraud, Vundo, WinFixer, SpyAxe, SpyFalcon, WinAntiVirus, AntiVermins and thousands more!\nMake sure after you download any of these, that you updat
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While you are on www.download.com, go for Antivir personal edition. Free and effective. Bitdefender is another good stuff. I paid for it, I am using it for a year, but there is also a free verion available.\n\nAs people answered, adaware and spybot are very nice tools. \nCCleaner is a cleaner to protect your privacy. Very good and trouble free. Can help to get your PC faster.
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Get Microsoft's AntiSpyware tool, Windows Defender, at http://www.microsoft.com/antispyware.\n\nNot only is it free, but it will it remove all known spyware and toolbars. In its advanced settings, it lets you manually remove all toolbars, startup items, and other things that can be nasty.
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I use "Ad-Avare SE" and "Advanced Spyware Remover".  They are both free and seem to work well.
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Spybot and AdAware are both good spyware programs and are available free at download.com Yahoo toolbar also has a spyware program built in that's also pretty good.
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1. Spybot Search and Destroy - http://www.safer-networking.org/\n\n2. Adaware - http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/\n\n3. Spyware Blaster - http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html\n\nAll three are free for personal use
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also hijackthis is very good. i use them both(inc ad aware). but you really need antivirus to stop the stuff getting there in the first place. and "spybot search and destroy" is good. \nbe careful, there are lots of fake ad removal tools that infect you more. if any of the above software finds CWS or cool web search, use CWS shredder. its the only thing that'll work. and maybe only download spyware removal tools from www.download.com or somewhere reputable.
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Go to download.com and try some of these products. \n\nad-aware - will help RIP OUT spyware\nspybot search & destroy - will also help with spyware\n\nHow is your Anti-virus software?   Is it updated and running?   Have you scanned your computer lately?
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I recommend Adaware\n\nhttp://www.download.com/Ad-Aware-SE-Personal-Edition/3000-8022_4-10045910.html?part=dl-ad-aware&subj=dl&tag=top5\n\nI find it to be very effective, and is good at finding and removing the majority of spyware on your computer.\n\nOh, and it's free free free - my favourite kind of price