RE: spyware

From: Steve VV (stevejvv_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 04/12/04 

Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2004 12:36:03 -0700

Also keep in mind that if all the below programs dont work, Take a look at the start page that your browser was set to and in the lower right hand corner there might be a Unistall/remove link that ACTUALLY WORKS (Sometimes).
     
     ----- anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com wrote: -----
     
     Spybot Search and Destroy
      http://www.safer-networking.net/
     
     Lavasoft AdAware
      http://www.lavasoft.de
     
     CWSShredder
      http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html
     
     Hijack This!
      http://mjc1.com/mirror/hjt/
     
     Run all of these. Make sure you update the definitions
     before running these.
     
>-----Original Message-----
>I keep having programs launch on my computer. They reset
>my homepage to new sites. They clog my system to the
     point
>where i have to close all programs at times just to
     access
>my email. Since I was laid off, is there anything I can
     do
>for FREE to stop this intrusive software from returning
     to
>my computer. I cannot buy spyware right now.
>.
>

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