Adware, Spyware, Porn, and other shit...

MyOwnWay - 3-30-2009 at 02:03 PM

What programs can I use to rid my gf's computer of this shit? It makes it real slow and it just sucks to use.

Free programs would be most appreciated.

Thanks.

DaveMoral - 3-30-2009 at 02:16 PM

Check out download.com

I found a good free program called Malwarebytes that got rid of a malware posing as an anti-virus that I picked up going to some site without ever having downloaded it. Took me like 6 programs to get it off, but that Malwarebytes did the job. It just doesn't offer any real time protection.

barc0debaby - 3-30-2009 at 02:26 PM

Ad Aware

Spy Bot

Used these for years.

Dave - 3-30-2009 at 02:27 PM

AVG

Discipline - 3-30-2009 at 04:28 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by DaveMoral
Check out download.com

I found a good free program called Malwarebytes that got rid of a malware posing as an anti-virus that I picked up going to some site without ever having downloaded it. Took me like 6 programs to get it off, but that Malwarebytes did the job. It just doesn't offer any real time protection.

I recently had a collection of trojan virus' invade my computer and neither Avast or AVG could take care of the problem. I tried Malwarebytes and it cleaned up my computer in no time. So now, at the advice of an IT guy, I use both Malwarebytes and AVG. Both are free.

BDx13 - 3-30-2009 at 04:34 PM

how does this shit happen, just from visiting websites?
or are you downloading and installing applications from dubious sources?

Discipline - 3-30-2009 at 06:23 PM

I don't know where I picked the shit up, which really bugs me.

DaveMoral - 3-30-2009 at 06:36 PM

Hahha, Big D... you have almost nothing to worry about because you're a Mac man. PC people are screwed when it comes to this stuff, and there's some sneaky stuff out there.

Sometimes viruses are hidden in banner ads nowadays! Seriously. A site will have some banner ads, they think they are legit... and then their users get tagged with viruses from the ads, report it to the site and the site has to scramble to figure out which ad(s) it is. Onemanga.com has been having this problem recently. It's weird, because a firewall or anti-virus won't always take care of this stuff.

Six66Mike - 3-30-2009 at 06:36 PM

I'd go Malwarebytes & AVG, then run Spybot S&D and AdAware later to check for anything that was missed. If you're browser is doing retarded things, Hijack This! is the next port of call.

DaveMoral - 3-30-2009 at 06:38 PM

I'm rocking AVG, Malwarebytes, PCTools Spy Doctor, and Zone Alarm.

MyOwnWay - 3-31-2009 at 04:03 PM

Thanks guys. I'll try these tonight.

newbreedbrian - 3-31-2009 at 04:08 PM

ill put in another recommendation for malwarebytes. it just got rid of a few problems i was having simply and easily. i run avg, spybot and adaware as well.

DaveMoral - 3-31-2009 at 08:22 PM

I've been running a Malwarebytes full scan for over 2 hours and it isn't done yet, all because I saw something on Yahoo about some new trojan that's supposed to go off tomorrow.