December 19, 200421 yr i tryed everything spy cleaner/ spybot and nortin any advice would be great, also it installs s*** on my comp too. and is there a way i can turn stuff off on startup???
December 19, 200421 yr Ad Aware?? I had to fix a computer at work a year or so ago and just lucky, finding the files that were causing the problem by just browsing the C Drive and the Program Files folder. I wouldn't go deleting things you aren't sure of, but other that that, I am not sure what to tell you. Depending on which version of Windows you are using, there is another way to find it. You'd have to go into the Startup tab in the System Configuration Utility and uncheck applications systematically until you find the one that is causing you the problem. In Windows 98, you get to that Utility by running msconfig. I am not sure how you find it in XP. That should at least give you a direction to go.
December 19, 200421 yr Why is this in the sports bar? As for how to get rid of it. Whenever anything I don't like gets on my machine I just format it and start over... I format my machine about 20 times a year :rolly
December 19, 200421 yr Author Why is this in the sports bar? As for how to get rid of it. Whenever anything I don't like gets on my machine I just format it and start over... I format my machine about 20 times a year :rolly i do to, on my machine but this isnt my computor
December 19, 200421 yr Ok, I have some good news, and I have some bad news. The bad news is Ad Aware only creates worse problems by installing more third party software in your system. Stay away from Ad Aware by all acounts. The good news is your problem is completely treatable for the very reasonable price of $19.99. The product you need to buy is called Spy Sweeper and it is the best at thrid party software/spyware removal on the market. You need to run this program about once a week and it will completely clear out any spyware and thrid party software you have on your computer. Whatever you do, don't take it to Geek Squad at Best Buy. They will erase your entire memory and sell you Spy Sweeper. So, hopefully I just saved you some grief.
December 19, 200421 yr Spy Bot works fine for me. Yikes. Thats a bad one too Kunckles. That also installs third party software. I'd be careful if I were you. EDIT: Any of the *free* spyware removals on the internet are bad news. Just fork over the twenty bones. Its well worth it.
December 19, 200421 yr I noticed there is a free trial of Spy Sweeper at download.com. I'm going to try it now.
December 19, 200421 yr Holy s***. Spy Sweeper blows Ad Aware and Spybot right out of the water. Great program.
December 19, 200421 yr Ok, I have some good news, and I have some bad news. The bad news is Ad Aware only creates worse problems by installing more third party software in your system. Stay away from Ad Aware by all acounts. The good news is your problem is completely treatable for the very reasonable price of $19.99. The product you need to buy is called Spy Sweeper and it is the best at thrid party software/spyware removal on the market. You need to run this program about once a week and it will completely clear out any spyware and thrid party software you have on your computer. Whatever you do, don't take it to Geek Squad at Best Buy. They will erase your entire memory and sell you Spy Sweeper. So, hopefully I just saved you some grief. What else does ad-aware install?
December 19, 200421 yr Shut up and enjoy it. =) Poor guy, it's tough going through that phase. He'll understand in time that it's supposed to "pop up"...
December 19, 200421 yr The bad news is Ad Aware only creates worse problems by installing more third party software in your system. Stay away from Ad Aware by all acounts. Bull-f***ing-s***. I've been using Adaware and SPybot S&D for ages with NO noticeable difference other than the deleting of adware and spybots! Prove it.
December 19, 200421 yr I did some searching and I cannot find any mainstream software site that talks about either of those two programs. If you decide to pay the registration fee, their additional features really are nice. If they are loading some 3rd party crap, they have fooled the the mainstream press.
December 19, 200421 yr Yikes. Thats a bad one too Kunckles. That also installs third party software. I'd be careful if I were you. EDIT: Any of the *free* spyware removals on the internet are bad news. Just fork over the twenty bones. Its well worth it. Nope, I bought this version.
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