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Momur
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 Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2004 8:37 am Post subject: Pop-ups, Spyware, Viruses |
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Can anyone recommend a combination tool that will keep all this crap off of my computer? Want an all in one tool that won't block EQ. Virus scan, spyware scan, popup killer, memory leaker plugger . . . all that crap.
About a month ago, my XP login got really really slow. Since then I get spammed all over with popups - even if I'm NOT on the internet. My internet start page gets changed. My internet toolbars get changed. Yahoo Popup Blocker does nothing. I have Spyware Nuker. I cleaned with that, but didn't stop it all. I did a "Symantec free virus check", but that didn't find any viruses. I deleted all cookies and temp files . . . . dunno what else to do.
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Miuu Miuu
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I think Tyranimus posted a link to a really cool SpyWare remover on the boards, but I can't find it. It found a lot of stuff on my computer that nothing else found. If I locate the link (I'm at work now, so I can't look up the program on my computer, which is at home), I'll edit post to contain.
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Elyhim
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| Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2004 10:17 am Post subject: |
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webroot spyware is what i downloaded last night, i also @$% up and put in kaaza which i promptly un installed |
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Momur
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Post if ya find it, Miuu.
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Herbert Dypp
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| Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2004 12:02 pm Post subject: |
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i use Spybot: Search and Destroy. Crummy name, good program. You can get it here:
http://www.safer-networking.org/
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Shiloch Veneficus
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| Momur wrote: | | Want an all in one tool that won't block EQ. Virus scan, spyware scan, popup killer, memory leaker plugger . . . all that crap. |
Unfortunately, I don't know of an all-in-one package that won't be cumbersome for your system. Spybot: Search and Destory is good tool to search for many different things to remove. I wouldn't dare use its memory-resident scanner, but I would definately give that a go.
As far as virus scanning goes, your best bets are probably going to be McAfee or Symantec. Although, I had a few instances where Kaspersky's virus scanner picked up 4 different viruses I had that McAfee nor Symantec would pick up. /cringe
AVG has a free virus scanner to use on standalone workstations that is decent if you don't want to pay for one. Its decent enough for most things.
McAfee has an "Internet Security" package that runs in the neighborhood of $90 or so, and supposedly constantly monitors for all sorts of things (including a software firewall). Symantec has one as well, but the name is slipping me at the moment. The downside to packages like that is again... resources. They will suck the life out of your computer. You're still going to need to disable it in order to play EQ with any kind of playable speed, or at all.
If your popups are from the GAIN network, I have another thread on this forum somewhere that gives specific instructions on how to remove Gator from your computer, which is one that will spam you with popups while not even connected to the internet. 
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Elyhim
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| Posted: Sun Feb 29, 2004 12:31 pm Post subject: |
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i haven't had any issues with this while on eq, not yet anyway.
http://www.webroot.com/wb/downloads/index.php
i use the spy sweeper and it seems to pick up more stuff than the other frree ones i have tried. |
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