How do i disinfect my computer? (spyware infection)?
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With Windows Defender.
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Scan for spyware with adaware and spybot\nhttp://www.jimmyr.com/security.php
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Ok here's what you do:\n\n1)  Download SpyBot Search & Destroy, AdAware, and Spy Sweeper (search on the net, first 2 are free and you can get the third as a trial version)\n2)  Download a personal firewall like ZoneAlarm or Kerio if you don't already have one installed.  Run it.\n3)  Run scans with all 3 of the programs I mentioned first.  This will clear your computer of all the spyware and adware you might have.  \n\nThe firewall will protect you from a good deal of malicious things on the net, but not all.  To ensure your computer stays clean, keep updated versions of SpyBot and AdAware and scan about once a week.  \n\nThis should fix your problems.  Spy Sweeper is a one-time thing, as the trial expires after 30 days, but it can detect a couple of things that SpyBot and AdAware can't.
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The two programs you cite are Anti-spy programs. What kind of virus protection do you have? If you don't have one Download AVG or Avast. They are both free and very good. Go to this windows site and it will walk you through the proper process to remove the infection.\n\nhttp://www.microsoft.com/windows/IE/community/columns/bugbusting.mspx\n\nYou can also go to this site and  run the full online scan and then have it remove what it finds.\n\nhttp://housecall.trendmicro.com/\n\nYou have an Infection and deleting the unwanted sites will not do it. The infection will put them back as soon as you delete them.\n\nOnce  you run the online scan and removal get one of the AV programs. Then go to www.novatix.com and download Cyberhawk. It works with you AV/AS programs and works great to prevent infections. It will also detect infections already on your computer. I use it and think it's a great program.
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Use these.\n\nAll 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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Run the anti-virus scan from link 1 below. Then install the spyware software from link 2 and run it.. When done edit your post and let us know if you still have problems and what operating system your using...\n\nIf you are currently running some sort of antivirus software, turn it off first.
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Get firefox, delete spyware with adaware\n\nhttp://www.jimmyr.com/security.php
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Please have the patience to read ALL of these:\n\n1.Download CCleaner from http://www.ccleaner.com/ and run it once daily before shutting down your computer. It removes all the trash files that are created while surfing through the net. Use its Issues section once every 2 weeks to delete all the unused registry keys. If you have a lot of Auto Start entries, then you can remove them from its Tools>Startup. But keep the important ones like firewall and the real-time protection shields of your anti-virus and anti-spyware.\n\n2.Keep a decent anti-virus, a strong firewall and two anti-spywares in your computer. Always keep the real time protection shield (or resident shield) of the anti-virus and one of the anti-spyware active. Update them and scan your computer once every week with both the anti-spyware and once every 2 weeks with anti-virus. I have given the links to some free and good anti-virus, anti-spyware and firewall; get them all:\nAVG:\nhttp://free.grisoft.com/softw/70free/set...\n\nAdAware SE: http://www.download.com/ad-aware-se-pers...\nSpyBot Search and Destroy: http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/spy...\n\nComodo Personal Firewall: http://www.personalfirewall.comodo.com/d...\n\nNever keep two anti-virus or firewall on a single system. If you are already using a good anti-virus or firewall, then you need not download the corresponding one.\n\n3.Keep a virtual memory booster as an auto-start entry. It frees the clogged RAM. I use RAM Booster, which is very effective. Here is the link to download it:\nhttp://www.download.com/rambooster/3000-...\nAfter downloading it, follow the steps:\n*.Click on Edit>Options and tick the follow options:\n1.Set auto optimisation on\n2.Show CPU usage\n3.Start minimised\n4.Launch automatically at start up\nAlso, increase the auto optimisation level and 'Mb of RAM to free at auto level' as per your requirement.\n\n4.Keep at least 35% of your C: free. Transfer all the music, image and video files to other drives.\n\n5.Defragment your hard drives (especially C:) once every month. To defrag, go to Start>All Programs>Accessories>System Tools>Defragment.\n\n6.Get the free Google Web Accelerator to boost up your Internet speed. \n   http://webaccelerator.google.com/\n\n\n\nAll these will most certainly speed up your computer. Good Luck!\n:-)
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Go into the control panel.  There should be, depending on what your control panel is set to, some link to add/remove programs.  Go through that and remove anything you don't want.\n\nAlso, it's probably a good idea to install and run an anti spyware program.  I always like Spybot Search & Destroy:\n\nhttp://www.safer-networking.org/
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I reccommend going to Geeks To Go. http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=2852  \n\nOnce you register, you'll be able to download and customize anti-spyware and other stuff to protect your computer -- all for free. I heard about them in PC World, and their instructions have worked wonders for me.
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Here's what i did...\nIf you remember the time when your system got infected with them, you could go for a system restore  for that date. It's like the undo command in MS word....only this time it's for your system. \n\nHowever, watch out!!! Anything that you installed in between that date and now, would be deleted! Be it software or any other thing, it'll just go away.\n\nI remembered my infection date to be just the day before....ran system restore and my PC got a clean bill of health. \nAbout Anti-Spywares and anti-Adwares that the others are saying,  you can never be sure as to which one is really effective. Some of the most famous ones are,of course, but remember one can never be sure.\n\nOh yes!! just remembered something. When my PC got infected with Spywares, it suppressed all installations of any Spyware and Adawares... That prompted me to go for system restore... Thanks to some wonderful users of Answers for helping me at that time!\n\nTo access system Restore, just go to Help and Support...\nClick on "undo changes in your computer with SYSTEM RESTORE"...\nClick on the date that your PC got affected. and just follow the process from there...\n\nIn case you don't remember the date, i suggest you to go for some real top-notch class Anti-Spywares and Anti-Adwares.\n\nGood Luck and tell me how it goes!
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This is best and very potent anti Spyware.\n\n1) Ewido Anti malware\n2) AVG Anti Virus (free edition) ...it caters for all \n   kind of Trojans\n3) AD Adware SE\n\ntry & Good Luck
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scan pc in safemode use this to do it with & that spyware will go\newido antispyware\nspybot\nantispyware blocker\nxoftspy\nad-aware(se )\nthen you go to safemode on ur pc. restart pc. as pc is starting up. keep hitting on (F8) key you come to a menu . go to safemode . hit on enter then enter again. pc will go to login screen . go to ur user name hit on that\nthen run .da scan to find that spyware& malware\nwhen found . delete da .spyware. then restart pc
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Turn your cookies off or set to PROMPT to be safe.  As well, to see if your system has become infected, you can download, and install spyware scanners to locate and delete any spyware.\n\nFree and reliable spyware scanners are: \n\nSpybot Search and Destroy - http://www.safer-networking.org...\nAdaware - http://www.lavasoft.de/software/adaware...\nMicrosoft Windows Defender - http://www.microsoft.com/athome/... security/spyware/software/defa...\n\nOnce you have cleaned your system, you can try to track by useage what programs might cause you to become reinfected.
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Hi ,\n\n  I use the AVG Anti Virus Personal Edition.\nMake a search on google for this. \nFor spyware Ad Aware is a decent program. \n\nRegs,\nm
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no such thing really.\n antivirus&#92; spyware cleaner\n clean out temp files,disc cleanup,empty prefecth folder,\ndefrag. <important\ni use http://www.tune-up.com  its good little proggy\n mainly cleans temp stuff,registry.
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Okay, so first off your computer is infested with malware.  Once we've realized that we can take steps to get it cleaned up.  If you want to clean it up yourself, before you start you should know the work will be a bit challenging and tedious.  Alternately you could take your system to a reputable tech shop where they could do all the clean up for you (e.g. geek squad) and they'd probably charge you around $230 or so which will include anti-virus protection and anti-spyware protection.\n\nIf you want to try the clean up your self follow these steps:\n\n1) Get the tools\n\n   Lava soft's Adaware SE Personal\n   http://www.lavasoft.com/\n\n   Spy Bot Search & Destroy\n   http://www.safer-networking.org/\n\n   Crap Cleaner\n   http://www.ccleaner.com/\n\n   Microsoft's Windows Defender (Beta 2)\n   http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/\n\n   Web root's Spy Sweeper\n   http://www.webroot.com\n\n   CWShredder\n   http://www.intermute.com/spysubtract/cwshredder_download.html\n\n\n2) Prepare & Clean\n  \n   - Turn off System restore (if windows XP or Windows ME)\n   - Install All tools downloaded from above\n   - Uninstall Win Anti Virus Pro 2k6!!! (do not restart)\n   - Make sure all programs are updated with latest definitions\n   - Run CrapCleaner\n   - Restart system into safe mode (Restart computer and right b4 you see the loading windows screen hit f8)\n   - Run all the above tools one after the other on all user accounts on the system.\n   - After all the above tools have been ran, browse to www.trendmicro.com \n   - Use their free on-line virus and malware scan to clean double check that all the work you've done b4 this point worked.\n   - Finally run CCleaner again\n   - Restart computer\n\nThis should get your for the most part cleaned up, there are a few more tools which you could use but im reluctant to recommend those to you as they would allow you to completely botch up your system if you used them incorrectly.  Needless to say if the above didn't fix the problem then you really need to take it to a professional to get the last bits cleaned up. \n\nUltimately once the system is cleaned you need protection.  I recommend A) Web root's Spy Sweeper B) Micrsoft Windows Defender C) Trend Micro's PC-Cillin anti-virus  ( or Symantec's Norton)\n\nHopefully this helps.