What is the best virus, spyware, adware (etc) remover, for a reasonable price, that someone can recommend?
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You can use Zone Alarm Suite (which has a trial of 30 days) or the combination Avast antivirus + AdAware anti-spyware + Zone Alarm firewall (all free). The links are right here:\nhttp://askcomputerexpert.ws43.com/download/
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Ad-aware Se personal and my favorite Spybot Search and Destroy. Both work very well
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Get rid of ALL of those!\n\nI have used Avast! Anti-virus by Alwil, Spybot Search & Destroy, Ad-Aware se Personal by Lavasoft, the popup blockers in the Google and Yahoo Toolbars as well as the one in XP SP2 firewall for as long as these programs have existed and have had absolutely NO problems and GREAT RESULTS!!!\n\nI suggest Avast! above AVG because I used AVG until they went down the tubes. Avast looks in a LOT MORE places in your computer, gives MUCH better real-time protection and updates a LOT more often than AVG ...which IS a big BIGGIE!!!!\n\nSpybot Search & Destroy is a GREAT program that offers real-time protection from spyware of SEVERAL different types while in it's Advanced Mode with it's Tea Timer function.\n\nAd-Aware se Personal is a SUPER compliment to SS&D. I run it after SS&D to get what little...IF ANYthing that is missed by SS&D.\n\nI've found the so-called Anti-Spy in the Y toolbar to be very unreliable although it did catch something a COUPLE of times since it first came out.\n\nYou can get Avast!, SS&D and Ad-Aware at: http://www.download.com  ALL are FREE...you can't beat that for the amount of protection you get from them!!!!\n\nA slow computer can also be caused by a LOT of other things, too. Like what Tuea suggested about Internet Files, Cookies, Cache, etc. building up. SS&D can help you get rid of these quite easily.\n\nSo if this combination of suggestions doesn't do it for you, then you may want to consider taking it in to a computer shop to be looked at. Even too much dirt inside a puter can slow it to a snail's pace at the CHEAPE$T!!!\n\nAnd REMEMBER to KEEP all of your Anti-Malware programs UPDATED!!! All the "armour" in the world can't do it's job properly unless it is KEPT UPDATED!
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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.
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Try Spybot and Ad-aware ... Use both for most effective removal ...
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Better programs that I have found for spyware and adware removal are Spybot S&D and AdAware. Both are free and remove everything when used together.
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Ad-aware by Lavasoft:) http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/\n\nSpybot Search and Destroy:)\n\nhttp://www.safer-networking.org/en/mirrors/index.html\n\nOnline free scanner for viruses and spyware:)\n\nhttp://housecall60.trendmicro.com/en/start_corp.asp\n\nBe sure to be Aware of creating a restore point, IN case you delete something YOU may want:)
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everybody uses AdawareSE \nhttp://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/Using_Ad_Aware_SE_to_remove_Spyware_&_Hijackers_from_Your_Computer-tut48.html\n\nSpybot (s&d)\nhttp://www.safer-networking.org/\n\nA good firewall is vital and this explains about them and offers a list\nhttp://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/Understanding_and_Using_Firewalls-tut60.html\n\nSpywareblaster will prevent many attacks.\nhttp://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html\nSpywareguard too.\nhttp://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareguard.html\n\nCWShredder\nhttp://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html\n\nBe careful with the cleaners, if in doubt, don’t delete, check first!!\nCrapcleaner\nhttp://www.ccleaner.com/\nEasyCleaner\nhttp://personal.inet.fi/business/toniarts/ecleane.htm\nSmartbuster\nhttp://www.rovatronic.net/\n\nThen you have to choose an AV, AVG,\nhttp://free.grisoft.com/freeweb.php\nOr AVAST ,\nhttp://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html\nOr a-squared\nhttp://www.emsisoft.com/en/software/free/\nOr Computer Associates\nhttp://www.my-etrust.com/microsoft/\n\nFor Trojans try these ( free to try),\nhttp://www.ewido.net/en/\nOr\nhttp://www.misec.net/trojanhunter/\nOr\nhttp://www.agnitum.com/products/tauscan/index.php\n\n\nAnti-spy\nhttp://www.trendmicro.com/spyware-scan/\n\n\n\nAnd if surfing gaming sites/adult sites etc scan every week\nhttp://housecall.trendmicro.com/\nhttp://www.webroot.com/land/freescan.php\nhttp://www.kaspersky.com/virusscanner\nhttp://www.pandasoftware.com/products/activescan/com/activescan_principal.htm\nhttp://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx\nhttp://www.bitdefender.com/
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i use avast anti virus it is a spy ware anti-virus and Trojan blocker and it will remove it i think it works well and it is free http://www.avast.com/
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Go to grisoft.com and download AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition.  It's a respectable AV Program, especially for free.  \n\nFor spyware, go to safer-networking.org and download SpyBot Search & Destroy 1.4.  This is also a free program, and very powerful.\n\nIf you're not looking to install software, go to trendmicro.com, and use their website-based scanner.
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AVG Free Anti-Virus, \nC Cleaner Registry Cleaner, \nSpybot S & D spyware remover, \nAd-Aware SE Personal adware remover, \nWindows Defender spyware remover,\nZone Alarm Basic Firewall
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Yes, "AVG free" is the one to go for.  I also use  "spybot search and destroy" and "PCrescue" with good results.  All are free
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The best and most tried and tested and of course free software you need is called \n\nLavasoft Ad-Aware. You can download it from www.download.com\n\nWhat you speak of is called spyware or malware. Not adware but we all know what you mean.\n\nAd-ware gets rid of virus's too
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Try Spy Sweeper, Webroot has a free trialware good for 15 days.  If you aren't going to any other websites after cleaning your system and reinfecting it, someplace on your computer they are being rewritten.\n\nSpy Sweeper has never let me down, it even cleaned out the last vestiges of the nefarious CoolWebSearch that Adaware and Spybot missed.  But, it slows my computer to less than a crawl.
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Spybot search and destroy.....for other malware try ad-aware SE...these are both free. For viruses I have tried Norton and McCafrey, but I hated them. I use AVG 7.1...It is free and works like a charm. Windows defender is not very good. I have XP SP2 and use the three I listed above earlier. Good Luck!!
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http://vil.mcafeesecurity.com/vil/content/v_134073.htm\n\nIt's best to scan with several virus/spyware programs. There's several online ones free that you can use. Avast has an awesome security center and is the newest popular one. I like panda and bitdefender best because they've found the most viruses. Bitdefender is slower but supposedly high rated. Norton causes crashes on startup sometimes and is pretty slow to begin with. AVG is a lemming that tells you where the virus is and doesnt really remove it. You can find more on viruses at http://majorgeeks.com/ Adaware is best for removing spyware. I got a list here.\nhttp://www.jimmyr.com/security.php
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You insatll a standard antivirus soft ware such as Norton,  AVG , Avast ( free antivirus software  and Ad-aware, Ewido ( free spyware removers). You can download free softwares at\nhttp://fixit.in/antivirus.html and http://fixit.in/spywareremover.html