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Ravey · 08-15-2003, 09:43 PM

Does anyone know of any good free Spyware removers?

PZelda · 08-15-2003, 09:46 PM

Yep, Spybot and Ad-Aware. Do Google searches for them to get their official sites.

Brian · 08-15-2003, 09:47 PM

What does spyware do to your computer?

Ravey · 08-15-2003, 09:49 PM

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Originally posted by Brian
What does spyware do to your computer?

This is off a site: In general, spyware is a software that secretly gathering personal information from the user's computer without their knowledge. The spyware can usually run in the background gathering information about anything you do on your computer and then uploading that information back to internet server.

The ways that spyware gets into your computer can be the result of installing a new program, usually bundled within "freeware" or "shareware". This way, the developers will get paid from selling gathered information as marketing information to interested parties. Therefoe, you don't have to pay for the software. Another common way for spyware to get into your computer is as a software virus.

Ravey · 08-15-2003, 09:50 PM

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Originally posted by PZelda: VICKI!!
Yep, Spybot and Ad-Aware. Do Google searches for them to get their official sites.

Thanks!

I never thought of downloading spyware removers until I realized I had something called Xupiter on my computer.

AKA · 08-15-2003, 09:51 PM

As posted above, Ad Aware and Spybot both work wonders.

PZelda · 08-15-2003, 09:54 PM

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Originally posted by Ravey
Thanks! I never thought of downloading spyware removers until I realized I had something called Xupiter on my computer.

No prob.

OUCH! Xupiter? I hear that's a MAJOR pain in the ass to remove... Good luck! :-/

Ravey · 08-15-2003, 09:55 PM

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Originally posted by PZelda: VICKI!!
No prob.

OUCH! Xupiter? I hear that's a MAJOR pain in the ass to remove... Good luck! :-/

That's not all...I also have Comet Cursor, something called Hotbar, and Gator.

I couldn't ifnd a place where it would remove them for free though, only scan for free.

AKA · 08-15-2003, 09:57 PM

Get the free version of Ad Aware here: http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/

It was scan and remove.

Ravey · 08-15-2003, 09:59 PM

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Originally posted by AKA
Get the free version of Ad Aware here: http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/

It was scan and remove.

That will get rid of Xupiter and all that other spyware stuff right? Thanks!

PZelda · 08-15-2003, 10:00 PM

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Originally posted by Ravey
That's not all...I also have Comet Cursor, something called Hotbar, and Gator. I couldn't ifnd a place where it would remove them for free though, only scan for free.

LMAO I remember when I thought Comet Cursor was cool...Yuck, now I don't think it's cool at all. It's actually very annoying!

AKA · 08-15-2003, 10:01 PM

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Originally posted by Ravey
That will get rid of Xupiter and all that other spyware stuff right? Thanks!

Yep! Get that crap off your computer. And run a scan about once a week. Your computer will thank you for it.

Well, it won't really thank you for it, but y'know...

Ravey · 08-15-2003, 10:02 PM

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Originally posted by PZelda: VICKI!!
LMAO I remember when I thought Comet Cursor was cool...Yuck, now I don't think it's cool at all. It's actually very annoying!

Yeah

This whole time I thought Comet Curser was sooo cool! I mean cute cat cursors? Who could resist?

But now, that I know what it is

Ravey · 08-15-2003, 10:04 PM

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Originally posted by AKA
Yep! Get that crap off your computer. And run a scan about once a week. Your computer will thank you for it.

Well, it won't really thank you for it, but y'know...

PZelda · 08-15-2003, 10:18 PM

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Originally posted by Ravey

I second that one.

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Brian Member Forum Celebrity Join Date: Jun 23, 2001 Posts: 20,451	What does spyware do to your computer?

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AKA Member Forum Star Join Date: Dec 17, 2001 Posts: 15,746	As posted above, Ad Aware and Spybot both work wonders.

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AKA Member Forum Star Join Date: Dec 17, 2001 Posts: 15,746	Get the free version of Ad Aware here: http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/ It was scan and remove.