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Im just wondering. Is all spyware bot type programs?
I ask becuase i use a program called spybot search and destroy to get rid of spyware on my PC and i want to be sure that this program gets rid of all the spyware on my pc
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From my experience, spyware removal programs don't work for the more advanced types of spyware.
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Drunken_F00l Wrote:From my experience, spyware removal programs don't work for the more advanced types of spyware.
what can i do to get rid of advanced spyware?(if i have any)
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First obtain a list of all the files the spyware created and runs on your computer. You can do this by running spysweeper/spybot and looking at the files it wants to delete but can't. You could also try Hijack This, but I've never used it.
Boot in safe mode, or to a separate operating system, or a OS on cd-rom (slax or any rescue disc).
Delete all of the spyware files.
Reboot to normal mode.
Run spysweeper/spybot to clean the registry entries and any other leftover files that the spyware made.
That's how I usually do it when people ask me to remove the garbage they got on their computer.
Backup your system first if it makes you nervous.
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lol what you just said makes me nervous. I appreciate your help, the main reason i asked was to hopefully find a way to get rid of the lagg i get when i play online games.
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dude i can remove sypware without any searches
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Retribution Wrote:dude i can remove sypware without any searches
dude that's nice but it isn't as easy to explain how to do it without searching, now is it?
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just look for a program that dosen't belong, now the last spyware i got called it self "active x", and apparently it's a pretty common one now, also, firefox loves spyware, so scan it regularly if you have it
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Retribution Wrote:just look for a program that dosen't belong, now the last spyware i got called it self "active x", and apparently it's a pretty common one now, also, firefox loves spyware, so scan it regularly if you have it
OMG my pc is officially sick!!1 lagg lagg lagg EVERYWHERE LAGGggg!!!!!LK32-472142134214124398123RKLSHASDLFKJASDF :evil:
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