MauriceMynah Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 Hi guys, I've been and gone and got myself in trouble again. I think I've picked up some spyware, What's the best freeby for getting rid? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riyadhcrew Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 Hi MM, Try Malwarebytes (free). It was so good for me, I bought a premium download. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclemike Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 i'll second that john Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deebee29 Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 I'd agree with Malawarebytes, I've always found it reliable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rightsaidfred Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 I would go with Malwarebytes to you could also run windows inbuilt malicious software tool. Fred Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 Another vote for Malwarebytes. Also use Superantispyware along side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timbo Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 1 hour ago, MauriceMynah said: Hi guys, I've been and gone and got myself in trouble again. I think I've picked up some spyware, What's the best freeby for getting rid? I told you last time we had a couple of beers...'people shink that, that that Milk Marketing...hic... Board are all wossaname...all ben, benny, benevolololent fing...hic...but they's hiding a multi...tude...anal...ooh that was wude...hic multitude of shins an an wossanames...SPYS!...hic' But yet another vote for malwarebytes. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranworthbreeze Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 I use malwarebytes and have done so since it first became available. Regards Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
addicted Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 I once got a virus on my computer which effectively prevented me from using anything at all, It kept trying to sell me "40 good, clean Russian women" after 4 days of this it obviously thought I was a lost cause and switched to trying to sell me a shipping order size consignment of Viagra! AVG sorted it out. Carole 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thingamybob Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 I think that 40 Russian women and a shipping load of Viagra would just about finish me off! Oops, nearly forgot, now I have recovered from reading the above post. Yes Malwarebytes really does do the job and its much better than Viagra. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendel Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 windows defender to stop them getting in, malwarebytes to remove them, and nothing on the linux machine. in the past year I have had to use malwarebytes once, and that was to clean a machine I inherited from my wife, that had malware before I got to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanessan Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 Malwarebytes did the trick for us a while back too, from reading the above it seems it can't be beaten. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poppy Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 I've just installed Malwarebytes. A scan found ELEVEN malicious files, all of which are now deleted! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MauriceMynah Posted March 19, 2017 Author Share Posted March 19, 2017 Many thanks all. I'm doing a full scan using the Windows Defender but it's taking an age (started 6 hours ago) but I'll download Malwarebytes too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thingamybob Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 2 hours ago, Poppy said: I've just installed Malwarebytes. A scan found ELEVEN malicious files, all of which are now deleted! It is quite amazing how much c*** can get downloaded onto a computer just by going onto perfectly innocent sites. A lot of it is PUPS which translates into "possibly unwanted programmes" . A lot of the sites have tick boxes and unless you un tick them you get the c***. I sorted out a computer that he acquired for a friend if mine a few months ago and there were over five hundred PUPS and much worse on the hard drive that were identified by Malwarebytes. I downloaded the AVG freebee trial programme and there were some horrendous things on there that had been unwittingly downloaded. Needless to say, the computer is now working ok but I know it will not be looked after and the friend will not do what I call "housework" to keep the computer clean and running sweetly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siddy Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 Isn't good when you get ask to sort a slow running pc out. One thing is when you check installed programs never click the uninstall as it re-installs under something else. I find the program dir & run file renamer then in the programs directory rename the files with a `z` before the filename. Reboot in safemode and delete the folders then remove from services. over the years the source of the c**p has moved from xx sites to voucher codes and game sites from the ones I've the years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VetChugger Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 I use Malwarebytes as well but I have also occasionally used Spybot which seems very efficientas as well, Particularly for spyware. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bound2Please Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 22 hours ago, riyadhcrew said: Hi MM, Try Malwarebytes (free). It was so good for me, I bought a premium download. Snap Eric thats was quite a time ago now... No problems since. Charlie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlesprite Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 Herd Protect is a free malware program that uses the top 68 malware programs to check your PC, https://www.herdprotect.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thingamybob Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 9 hours ago, VetChugger said: I use Malwarebytes as well but I have also occasionally used Spybot which seems very efficientas as well, Particularly for spyware. Quite a few years ago on a Windows 98 I downloaded Spybot as it purported to be a freebee. After a few weeks the owner of the programme started asking for money for the programme. I declined and within a couple of days the computer started doing some funny things. At the time I was also Running McAffee virus scan. Whatever it was just zipped past the virus scan. I dumped Spybot and McAffee and loaded AVG which sorted out the problem after a fashion but the computer was never quite the same after that. No doubt if I knew about Malwarebytes if it existed then it would have sorted out the last glitch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairTmiddlin Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 Another vote for Malawarebytes Also use Revo Uninstall to get rid of Programs it really does get rid of everything. Use it on the advanced scan and see how much cr@p the program uninstaller leaves behind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deebee29 Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 Revo Uninstaller is another brilliant piece of software, I've used it for years on pc's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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