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Old 01-30-2009, 06:20 PM
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Default adware/spyware programs

just wondering whats the free/best option for battling these annoyances, thank you!
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Old 01-30-2009, 06:32 PM
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http://www.eset.com/

this product is one of the best i have found.. if you are Download/torrent sauve, you can get it for free.. works great!
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Old 01-30-2009, 07:23 PM
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AVG is free and it works well enough for me
http://free.avg.com/
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Old 01-30-2009, 09:14 PM
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Spybot Search & Destroy. Great app for spyware/adware.

I forget the website, but just google Spybot S&D. I run this along with AVG.. keeps me pretty safe (I think)
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AVG is where its at, but needs some tweaking of you have multiple users and dont want it to scan for viruses every time you log in.
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Old 01-30-2009, 11:04 PM
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unplug your computer or run Linux or a BSD derivative
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