Posted: 7/26/2005 4:22:08 AM EDT
Are there any programs I can purchase to remove spyware from my computer?
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No you wont. No single product will reliably clean all spyware (or even half) from your machine. Lavasoft's adaware is a good product, and may find hundreds of objects, but still not even be close to killing spyware on a computer. The product that comes closest is Giant's (now Microsoft's) AntiSpyware. Since MS purchased it, it's available for free. Still not a fix all. Not even close. If you REALLY want to clean your machine, read everything here: http://www.sysinternals.com/ Every spyware case is different and has to be fought differently. The sysinternals tools are invaluable in recovering a machine that's been compromised. |
Good info, thanks. |
Yes, thanks a whole bunch!! 
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Software firewalls work about as good as a boat full of holes in the river. Trusting Microshit's Anti-Spyware is about as safe as trusting Internet Explorer's updates to actually do something. |
Agreed...I look at it this way: if they wanna hack, they're gonna hack...I have enough know how to restore my system if need be and I don't store anything on it that's sensitive... |