Who makes the best Spyware/Adware/Malware Removal Software?

Necrosis · Oct 17, 2004, 01:27 AM

I personally prefer Giant's AntiSpyware above all others; even like it better than Spysweeper.

Who do you like?

[hobo]eclipse · Oct 17, 2004, 01:52 AM

Greetings all,

1st off great site, have been readin round fer awhile now, ever since my bro 's friend turned me on to Omega Drivers. Tons of good knowledge n fun!!

Myself, im behind a linksys 4 port router w firewall, n with the fire fox browser with the Java plugin installed (MS one uninstalled) and have barly ever any spyware show up in Spybot or Ad Aware. actually none recently at all. i also have spyware blaster installed n up to date

Thanx @ll!

riles9262 · Oct 17, 2004, 04:09 AM

Welcome hobo

I use spybot primarily, but to my knowledge, reviews of spysweeper, spybot, and giant's are all top notch.

[hobo]eclipse · Oct 17, 2004, 04:45 PM

Thanx riles

Ya, quite a couple of months bak, when i still used IE/Google toolbar and no other proggys my homepage was hijacked on a consistant basis. Never really had any virus trouble being behind the fire wall. Since i have moved on to Mozilla/Firefox and read the DH antispyware guide have had virtully no problems. Now these 3 gotta be the best cause FREE rocks!!

No_Style · Oct 29, 2004, 01:09 AM

Can't go wrong with Lavasoft's Adaware SE Professional, SysInternal's Process Explorer, HijackThis and SAV9.

Lowfat · Nov 1, 2004, 12:06 AM

i dont use any. i dont have any problems. I use a router and firefox (accepts no cookies, i dont tell it too).

pr0digal jenius · Nov 1, 2004, 02:29 AM

Spybot, Ad-aware, Spyware Blaster.....the holy triquetra of ad removal

swimtech · Nov 1, 2004, 02:38 AM

Ad-aware and Spybot here, free and effective...

drakesteakn · Nov 1, 2004, 03:46 AM

i use spybot,adware pro,and spt blaster. those are my big three. i actually have over 10 of these programs.

wiz3487 · Nov 7, 2004, 09:27 PM

I use Adaware and Spybot myself. Oh and of course IE is only used for Windows Update and Office Update. Firefox, got to love it.

Rumble · Nov 9, 2004, 01:43 AM

Spybot, Ad-aware and spy sweeper nothing can harm my pc lol and panda internet security is guarding the place !

Dom · Nov 9, 2004, 03:02 AM

Ad-Aware and Spyware Blaster.

Babalou · Nov 9, 2004, 03:04 AM

I use SpywareBlaster & Internet Explorer.
And AdAware for my occasional scans.
No spyware problems here, surprising considering what pages get loaded up when i'm not around!

refraction · Nov 9, 2004, 09:17 AM

the new adaware version 2 is amazing, i almost feel like i can stop using spybot or any other program, its really improved since the first version, you can use it to clear all your histories too now which is really handy.

Ferret_Style · Nov 11, 2004, 09:01 AM

version 2 of adaware? only version i see is 1.05

zerodamage · Nov 13, 2004, 07:30 PM

Adaware SE is currently the best for removing any spyware. Spybot S&D gets whatever Adaware Se leaves behind and some other junk that adaware doesn't see as spyware (Such as the crap installed by AIM). Spyware Blaster is the best for keeping out spyware as is IE Spyad.

Even these are not fully 100% for removing junk. A lot of times these trojan malware sit in your browser as a BHO and adaware and spybot do not remove them. I use Hijackthis to remove that stuff (Only use if you know what you are doing and use it from desktop so the backup folder is created).

Finally run a free virus scanner if you have to use all of those. http://housecall.antivirus.com

To add to this, be sure to go through your add/remove programs list because these programs do not remove everything. I've been seeing a Navi Search that isn't being removed, IE Host, and other crap that should not belong. I've seen the spyware hide itself as a fake Hotfix for IE and Windows.)

Oct 17, 2004, 01:27 AM	#1
Necrosis HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,838 Rep Power: 129 System Specs	Who makes the best Spyware/Adware/Malware Removal Software? I personally prefer Giant's AntiSpyware above all others; even like it better than Spysweeper. Who do you like?

Oct 17, 2004, 04:09 AM	#3
riles9262 Driverheaven brewmaster Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: British Columbia, Canada Posts: 4,842 Rep Power: 70 System Specs	Welcome hobo I use spybot primarily, but to my knowledge, reviews of spysweeper, spybot, and giant's are all top notch. __________________ A beer a day keeps the doctor away.

Oct 29, 2004, 01:09 AM	#5
No_Style Styleless Wonder Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Posts: 6,034 Rep Power: 0	Can't go wrong with Lavasoft's Adaware SE Professional, SysInternal's Process Explorer, HijackThis and SAV9. __________________ "The Best Style Is No Style" Specifications Here

Nov 1, 2004, 02:38 AM	#8
swimtech HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: North Carolina Posts: 4,040 Rep Power: 122 System Specs	Ad-aware and Spybot here, free and effective... __________________ It's not so much getting your way that matters or not - what matters is how you go about getting it.

Nov 1, 2004, 03:46 AM	#9
drakesteakn boo!!!! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Ft. Meyers, FL Posts: 2,041 Rep Power: 57	i use spybot,adware pro,and spt blaster. those are my big three. i actually have over 10 of these programs. __________________

Oct 17, 2004, 01:52 AM	#2
[hobo]eclipse ...just bummin 'round Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 2,897 Rep Power: 107 System Specs	Greetings all, 1st off great site, have been readin round fer awhile now, ever since my bro 's friend turned me on to Omega Drivers. Tons of good knowledge n fun!! Myself, im behind a linksys 4 port router w firewall, n with the fire fox browser with the Java plugin installed (MS one uninstalled) and have barly ever any spyware show up in Spybot or Ad Aware. actually none recently at all. i also have spyware blaster installed n up to date Thanx @ll!

Oct 17, 2004, 04:45 PM	#4
[hobo]eclipse ...just bummin 'round Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 2,897 Rep Power: 107 System Specs	Thanx riles Ya, quite a couple of months bak, when i still used IE/Google toolbar and no other proggys my homepage was hijacked on a consistant basis. Never really had any virus trouble being behind the fire wall. Since i have moved on to Mozilla/Firefox and read the DH antispyware guide have had virtully no problems. Now these 3 gotta be the best cause FREE rocks!!

Nov 1, 2004, 12:06 AM	#6
Lowfat Xtreme Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Grande Prairie, AB, Can Posts: 4,251 Rep Power: 99	i dont use any. i dont have any problems. I use a router and firefox (accepts no cookies, i dont tell it too).

Nov 1, 2004, 02:29 AM	#7
pr0digal jenius Delete Me Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 14,648 Rep Power: 0	Spybot, Ad-aware, Spyware Blaster.....the holy triquetra of ad removal

Nov 7, 2004, 09:27 PM	#10
wiz3487 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 16 Rep Power: 0	Re: I use Adaware and Spybot myself. Oh and of course IE is only used for Windows Update and Office Update. Firefox, got to love it.

Nov 9, 2004, 01:43 AM	#11
Rumble DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Athens Posts: 96 Rep Power: 0	Spybot, Ad-aware and spy sweeper nothing can harm my pc lol and panda internet security is guarding the place !

Nov 9, 2004, 03:02 AM	#12
Dom DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 12,940 Rep Power: 0	Ad-Aware and Spyware Blaster.

Nov 9, 2004, 03:04 AM	#13
Babalou HardwareHeaven Lover Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 132 Rep Power: 0	I use SpywareBlaster & Internet Explorer. And AdAware for my occasional scans. No spyware problems here, surprising considering what pages get loaded up when i'm not around!

Nov 9, 2004, 09:17 AM	#14
refraction DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 307 Rep Power: 0 $refraction is on a distinguished road$	the new adaware version 2 is amazing, i almost feel like i can stop using spybot or any other program, its really improved since the first version, you can use it to clear all your histories too now which is really handy. __________________ [color=royalblue]Computer Specs[/color] := [color=royalblue]AMD Opteron 146 2.0Ghz @ 2.9Ghz[/color] = [color=royalblue]1024Mb PC4400 RAM Dual Channel[/color] = [color=royalblue]Gainward BLISS 7900GTX 512mb[/color] = [color=royalblue]SB Audigy 4 [/color]= [color=royalblue]250Gb SATA Hard Drive[/color] = [color=royalblue]Thermaltake Xaser Case [/color]= [color=royalblue]Benq FP91G+[/color][color=royalblue] 19" TFT[/color]
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Nov 13, 2004, 07:30 PM	#16
zerodamage HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Virginia, USA Posts: 3,478 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Adaware SE is currently the best for removing any spyware. Spybot S&D gets whatever Adaware Se leaves behind and some other junk that adaware doesn't see as spyware (Such as the crap installed by AIM). Spyware Blaster is the best for keeping out spyware as is IE Spyad. Even these are not fully 100% for removing junk. A lot of times these trojan malware sit in your browser as a BHO and adaware and spybot do not remove them. I use Hijackthis to remove that stuff (Only use if you know what you are doing and use it from desktop so the backup folder is created). Finally run a free virus scanner if you have to use all of those. http://housecall.antivirus.com To add to this, be sure to go through your add/remove programs list because these programs do not remove everything. I've been seeing a Navi Search that isn't being removed, IE Host, and other crap that should not belong. I've seen the spyware hide itself as a fake Hotfix for IE and Windows.)