How to get rid of spy-ware

You may download the following to try to clean spy-ware and pop-ups from your computer...

Be sure to "update" everytime you run the program.

Search your hard disk for so-called spybots or adbots, the modules that are responsible for showing ads and transmitting information back to vendors. If Spybot Search and Destroy finds such modules, it will remove them or replace them with empty dummies. In most cases, the host software still runs after removing the bot.

There are Plus and Professional versions for a fee that will not only scan and remove, but also BLOCK spy-ware from invading your system.

Spybot (PepiMK) - http://www.safer-networking.org/

Microsoft AntiSpyware BETA - http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/search.aspx?displaylang=en

Ad-Aware (Lavasoft) - http://www.lavasoft.de/

Disclaimer:
I don't guarantee these pages to be 100% accurate or complete, although I did try to make them that way.
If you notice an error, or something that could help people better, please let me know.

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