The Answer to Spyware/Adware!

Vanit · June 17th, 2005

Ever been attacked by Spyware and Adware and run basically all the programs you can find and nothing works? Well I found the program that fixes most stuff on the first try! Security Task Manager is an awesome program because it detects EVERYTHING thats running and states how dangerous it is. From that it lets you delete it and take its auto-run commands out of the registry. It could never have been more simple!

In comparison to this, Adaware and anything else like that is complete dirt (seeing as it only deletes the adware I never noticed in the first place).

Mad · June 18th, 2005

Gonna give it a try.
But i doubt it will be this perfect forever.
As the spyware makers will make a new way this program wont notice anymore...
Shareware? I pass...

Vanit · June 18th, 2005

I just keep using the trial... or you could *cough* find a way to register for free...

orysyz · June 18th, 2005

Man, I guess using Ad-Aware and Spybot is enough.

Branz_mf · June 18th, 2005

Man, why don't you try Spyware Doctor I think it's the best, give it a try
It's worth using it

Vanit · June 18th, 2005

I've had so many problems that those programs couldn't solve because the adware would just restore itself over and over.

Aided Onslaught · June 18th, 2005

hmm I may try this with my spybot and adaware...so far I've had little trouble, but sitll...every little thing helps.

INCA · June 18th, 2005

Yeah i use spybot search and destroy and Ad-Aware and find it perfectly fine. I barely get any adware these days. The best way is to stay clear from sites that have it. So anyone who goes to sites stop looking at porn. Thats the main source.

Aided Onslaught · June 18th, 2005

Yeah, I'm going to force myself to stay away from pr0n...They just don't make it like they use to...*gives the wait look*

Mad · June 18th, 2005

I would add spywareblaster, then its complete.

proger · June 18th, 2005

This program is great, i'm not even getting the ocassional random pop-up any more :-). (Finally got rid of that backweb application that wouldn't go away!)

culubalo · June 19th, 2005

Ad-aware is the best as voted by cnet reviewers

'edit: 100ths post!

proger · June 21st, 2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by culubalo

Ad-aware is the best as voted by cnet reviewers

'edit: 100ths post!

And who cares what cnet thinks, alot of critics said Doom 3 was great, but i HATED IT!

**_E_** · June 21st, 2005

I am using Microsoft Antispyware atm. Seems better than spybot so far. Regular scans, updates and checks.

Yours,
-Elly

Cid Highwind · June 21st, 2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by culubalo

Ad-aware is the best as voted by cnet reviewers

'edit: 100ths post!

I'm very happy with Webroot Spysweeper, it once helped me out where the combination of Ad-Aware and Spybot failed me. And only one time I needed another program: Hijack this.

Kraelis · June 27th, 2005

Try getting rid of the Istsvc family of adware/spyware. I have yet to find a single tool that can effectively get rid of this. It monitors the registry so it'll always put back the autostart entry. The bugger also uses multiple stealthed/hidden processes that resurrect the main process if you attempt to kill it. Easiest way is to do it in safe mode.

Really... with the amount of spyware/adware they churn out (much easier than making worms actually), the best weapon you have is awareness. Admittedly, such awareness can be too much for the casual user, so I guess this is where such tools come in.

Vanit · June 28th, 2005

Aye, I've trained myself to know which sites are dangerous and which aren't. Though one does make the occasional slip-up

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Vejita666 · June 28th, 2005

Well for me this combo does the trick: Spyware Blaster + Spybot Search&Desroy + Mozilla Firefox web browser (all updated frequently).

Quatro · June 28th, 2005

I currently use adaware, spybot and microsoft antispyware and its good to weed out spyware... I also use hijackthis when things get complicated, especially browser hijackers

Kraelis · June 29th, 2005

But they all rely on the hope that the good guys find the bad stuff first before you do.

Me? Good old Process Explorer (from sysinternals. they da bomb! )and Regedit

June 17th, 2005	#1 (permalink)
Vanit Heretic Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Australia! Posts: 2,755	The Answer to Spyware/Adware! Ever been attacked by Spyware and Adware and run basically all the programs you can find and nothing works? Well I found the program that fixes most stuff on the first try! Security Task Manager is an awesome program because it detects EVERYTHING thats running and states how dangerous it is. From that it lets you delete it and take its auto-run commands out of the registry. It could never have been more simple! In comparison to this, Adaware and anything else like that is complete dirt (seeing as it only deletes the adware I never noticed in the first place). __________________ Click here to download my Sin and Punishment English translation.

June 18th, 2005	#2 (permalink)
Mad AKA snkmad Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Brazil, Fortaleza-Ceará Posts: 2,957	Gonna give it a try. But i doubt it will be this perfect forever. As the spyware makers will make a new way this program wont notice anymore... Shareware? I pass... __________________ [WinXP SP3] [Gigabyte GA-M61PM-S2] [Athlon64 X2 3800+ @2.00Ghz] [XFX Geforce 8600GT XxX 256MB DDR3] [17" SyncMaster 753v] [Samsung SATA II HD250HJ 250GB] [Kingston 2x1GB DDR2 6400@800MHz CL6] [Samsung CDDVDW SH-S203B] [NVIDIA nForce Networking] [Realtek HD Audio ALC883] Baldurs Gate Dumps

June 18th, 2005	#3 (permalink)
Vanit Heretic Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Australia! Posts: 2,755	I just keep using the trial... or you could cough find a way to register for free... __________________ Click here to download my Sin and Punishment English translation.

June 18th, 2005	#4 (permalink)
orysyz Shooting star Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Malaysia Posts: 774	Man, I guess using Ad-Aware and Spybot is enough. __________________ Acer Aspire 5500, Centrino 1.73, 768Mb Ram, 80Gb HDD, ATI Mobility Radeon X700 Its Vista's voice 'wreck'gniton: Dear aunt, let's set so double the killer delete select all

June 18th, 2005	#6 (permalink)
Vanit Heretic Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Australia! Posts: 2,755	I've had so many problems that those programs couldn't solve because the adware would just restore itself over and over. __________________ Click here to download my Sin and Punishment English translation.

June 18th, 2005	#5 (permalink)
Branz_mf Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: In front of my pc Posts: 67	Man, why don't you try Spyware Doctor I think it's the best, give it a try It's worth using it

June 18th, 2005	#7 (permalink)
Aided Onslaught Ocean Soul Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Charleston, S.C. Posts: 1,369	hmm I may try this with my spybot and adaware...so far I've had little trouble, but sitll...every little thing helps.

June 18th, 2005	#8 (permalink)
INCA Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Cali Posts: 711	Yeah i use spybot search and destroy and Ad-Aware and find it perfectly fine. I barely get any adware these days. The best way is to stay clear from sites that have it. So anyone who goes to sites stop looking at porn. Thats the main source. __________________ My Laptop: Dell 700m 1.8ghz Centrino, 80gigs, Win XP Pro sp2, 1gig PC2700 Intel Graphics Card. R.I.P. My Dreamcast 2000-2004

June 18th, 2005	#9 (permalink)
Aided Onslaught Ocean Soul Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Charleston, S.C. Posts: 1,369	Yeah, I'm going to force myself to stay away from pr0n...They just don't make it like they use to...gives the wait look

June 18th, 2005	#10 (permalink)
Mad AKA snkmad Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Brazil, Fortaleza-Ceará Posts: 2,957	I would add spywareblaster, then its complete. __________________ [WinXP SP3] [Gigabyte GA-M61PM-S2] [Athlon64 X2 3800+ @2.00Ghz] [XFX Geforce 8600GT XxX 256MB DDR3] [17" SyncMaster 753v] [Samsung SATA II HD250HJ 250GB] [Kingston 2x1GB DDR2 6400@800MHz CL6] [Samsung CDDVDW SH-S203B] [NVIDIA nForce Networking] [Realtek HD Audio ALC883] Baldurs Gate Dumps

June 18th, 2005	#11 (permalink)
proger Customized User Title Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: usa Posts: 346	This program is great, i'm not even getting the ocassional random pop-up any more :-). (Finally got rid of that backweb application that wouldn't go away!) __________________ [Gaming PC] Intel Intel Xeon X3350 @3.5GHz , 2GB DDR2-1066 RAM, Nvidia Geforce 9600GT 512MB (720/2150MHz), 120GB Western Digital Sata Harddisk, Generic 585Watt Power Supply - [HTPC] Intel Pentium E2160 @ 2.5GHz, 2GB DDR2-800 RAM, Nvidia GeForce 8600GT 512MB (Stock), 500GB Western Digital SATA Harddisk, Antec EarthWatts 430watt Power Supply

June 19th, 2005	#12 (permalink)
culubalo Banned Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a cardboard box, whats it mean to you? Posts: 356	Ad-aware is the best as voted by cnet reviewers 'edit: 100ths post!

June 21st, 2005	#14 (permalink)
_E_ Administrator Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: somewhere Posts: 8,641	I am using Microsoft Antispyware atm. Seems better than spybot so far. Regular scans, updates and checks. Yours, -Elly __________________ -= Now watching=-

June 27th, 2005	#16 (permalink)
Kraelis Fallen Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Moonlight Spire Posts: 1,393	Try getting rid of the Istsvc family of adware/spyware. I have yet to find a single tool that can effectively get rid of this. It monitors the registry so it'll always put back the autostart entry. The bugger also uses multiple stealthed/hidden processes that resurrect the main process if you attempt to kill it. Easiest way is to do it in safe mode. Really... with the amount of spyware/adware they churn out (much easier than making worms actually), the best weapon you have is awareness. Admittedly, such awareness can be too much for the casual user, so I guess this is where such tools come in. __________________ --KrÆlis Cross Mundus vult decipi, ergo decipiatur =============== Athlon 64 x2 3800\| Asrock ALiveNF6G-VSTA \| Kingston DDR2 1 Gb RAM

June 28th, 2005	#17 (permalink)
Vanit Heretic Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Australia! Posts: 2,755	Aye, I've trained myself to know which sites are dangerous and which aren't. Though one does make the occasional slip-up . __________________ Click here to download my Sin and Punishment English translation.

June 28th, 2005	#18 (permalink)
Vejita666 Nagareboshi he Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Poland Posts: 108	Well for me this combo does the trick: Spyware Blaster + Spybot Search&Desroy + Mozilla Firefox web browser (all updated frequently). __________________

June 28th, 2005	#19 (permalink)
Quatro c3rTifiEd V@mpIr3 Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Laguna Posts: 8,295	I currently use adaware, spybot and microsoft antispyware and its good to weed out spyware... I also use hijackthis when things get complicated, especially browser hijackers __________________ BE ONE OF US I JOIN THE WOLF CLAN - when you think that you have accomplish so much, many think of it as so little...

June 29th, 2005	#20 (permalink)
Kraelis Fallen Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Moonlight Spire Posts: 1,393	But they all rely on the hope that the good guys find the bad stuff first before you do. Me? Good old Process Explorer (from sysinternals. they da bomb! )and Regedit __________________ --KrÆlis Cross Mundus vult decipi, ergo decipiatur =============== Athlon 64 x2 3800\| Asrock ALiveNF6G-VSTA \| Kingston DDR2 1 Gb RAM

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