Common annoyance

<!-- ZoneLabs Popup Blocking Insertion -->As orph would already know , i have a "bug" on my pc, its in program files in C: but I can't see it, the only way i know that it is there is that i ran Spyxoft but it cannot delete it because it is just a evaluation and i need to register it. Do any off you 1337 mappers know any good free virus removal programs to help me get rid of this bug?

You mean adaware, spyware removers?

Spysweeper works great,
http://www.webroot.com/wb/products/spysweeper/index.php

trend works great

Spybot Search And Destroy

fraggard said:
Spybot Search And Destroy

i suggeste this yesterday, but was informed that adaware was already in use..

spybot doesn't like adaware.

if you use one, uninstall the other.

<!-- ZoneLabs Popup Blocking Insertion -->Thanx orph and frag im dling them both right now, but bruce at the start i did state "free" virus removers,but thanx anyway. BTW i didn't say at the start what the bug is, its called "common annoyance" and when ever i go onto the new or change a page it will start up xp office, so try and make sure you dont get!

$loth said:
<!-- ZoneLabs Popup Blocking Insertion -->Thanx orph and frag im dling them both right now, but bruce at the start i did state "free" virus removers,but thanx anyway. BTW i didn't say at the start what the bug is, its called "common annoyance" and when ever i go onto the new or change a page it will start up xp office, so try and make sure you dont get!

Orpheus said:
spybot doesn't like adaware.

if you use one, uninstall the other.

Heed the wise one's words.

<!-- ZoneLabs Popup Blocking Insertion -->I un-installed adaware btw :razz:

<!-- ZoneLabs Popup Blocking Insertion -->orph...you just like the little quiz's that they give you don't ya :biggrin:

$loth said:
<!-- ZoneLabs Popup Blocking Insertion -->orph...you just like the little quiz's that they give you don't ya :biggrin:

you make me laugh, that can't be all bad :smile:

? posted by Orpheus
spybot doesn't like adaware.

if you use one, uninstall the other.

I seem to remember its not so much it doesn't like it as there is a minor minor hitch. Spybot keeps all the old spyware in a safe folder hidden away. Ad-aware will try to delete the old spyware if it stays in the file. To be honest, I always empty this "safe-folder" after every scan with Spybot anyway, so it shouldn't be a problem.

www.grisoft.com has a free virus scanner (AVG) that lets you update and never expires. Saves a lot of trouble with downloading new scanners every month because the trials keep running out.

I recommend you don't download SpyKiller SpywareNuker. I got SpyKiller from download.com and after a lengthy scan it says how many 'spyware' deemed files you have, and then tells you to go register. After getting rid of it I noticed in msconfig that it popped up some little executable that ran hidden while my computer was running, which isn't polite. SpywareNuker is apparently pretty nasty spyware itself too:

http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=threats&detail=258 (description on Spybot site, which has a large listing of Spyware offenders, what their products do and the effects they have)

I'm sure there's others, but I'd read reviews before downloading Spyware removing programs. Spybot and Ad-Aware and fine, but there's probably other fake ones too. One thing though - don't listen to most of the comments at download.com because the commenters are probably either paid to comment there or deliberately put down good programs (according to one comment Spybot has a 'coreflow virus' whch is a lie).

$loth said:
Do any off you 1337 mappers know any good free virus removal programs to help me get rid of this bug?

/me pokes Mr.Ben; Campign Junkie and Reno

Get mov`n -_-, :biggrin: .