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You guys know alot! So what about SpyWare?

My computer was invaded sometime ago and we got the McAfee to quarantine the spware however, it still resides (or looks like it does) in the folder to which it was stored. Right now, stuff keeps popping up periodically  asking me to continue which I think might be a virus/ spyware.

 What software do you recommend I purchase or download to not only recognize and alert me of intrusion but will locate and get rid of the junk forever?

Thank you.

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Re: You guys know alot! So what about SpyWare?

  • I can only speak for me but that McAfee is garbage. We have norton and we use firefox and things have been good so far. two years and counting.
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    I can only speak for me but that McAfee is garbage. We have norton and we use firefox and things have been good so far. two years and counting.

    Norton is a veritable PITA. Try AVG. It's free.

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  • I second AVG. There is a free version and one you can pay for. We have the free version on all 3 of our computers and just put it on my moms. It works great.
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  • First of all, is your McAfee up to date?  If not, I would recommend contacting your Internet Service Provider and getting a free copy of antivirus software.  A majority of ISPs offer their customers free antivirus programs with the purchase of high speed internet.  McAfee and other virus/ spyware programs work the same - once they find spyware on your system, it is removed from your computer but a log of what was found is kept.

     

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  • I have Norton and it gets most things, but I also have http://www.malwarebytes.org/ (free) and it has gotten things that Norton didn't.
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