I use Spybot and McCaffee- they work well. Have not tried Firefox or AdAware though.
Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :
Definitely Mozilla/Firefox for pop-uplessness.
I'd combine Ad-Aware and Spybot, though. They each find things the other doesn't.
Posted by The Mighty Monkey of Mim (Member # 646) on :
Like each other's backups of deleted files.
Posted by Sol System (Member # 30) on :
Nobody finds Elite Bar, though, and eventually I slit my wrists.
Posted by School of Nim (Member # 205) on :
Are we suddenly in your autobiography now?
Posted by Sol System (Member # 30) on :
"Suddenly in your autobiography now" would make a good forum description.
Posted by MinutiaeMan (Member # 444) on :
quote:Originally posted by Malnurtured Snay: What's a good pop-up/ad-ware killer?
Macintosh OS X.
(Sorry, couldn't help myself.)
Posted by Cartman (Member # 256) on :
AdAware, Spybot, PestPatrol, and SpySweeper. And if you can't protect your system from ad- & mal- & spyware with those four programs combined, then you should never be allowed near a PC again in your life ever.
Posted by Harry (Member # 265) on :
Or, just don't go to those Powerpuff Girls porn sites.
Posted by ulTRS magDOS (Member # 239) on :
quote:Originally posted by Cartman: AdAware, Spybot, PestPatrol, and SpySweeper. And if you can't protect your system from ad- & mal- & spyware with those four programs combined, then you should never be allowed near a PC again in your life ever.
PERDUCCI!!!!
I mean: SIMON!!!!
Posted by Cartman (Member # 256) on :
Pft. Compassion is for the weak.
Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :
As are Macintosh computers.
Posted by Hobbes (Member # 138) on :
Aside from Firefox, I use...
McAfee Anti-Virus ZoneAlarm Ad-Aware 6 Spybot: Search and Destroy
Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :
The Google taskbar also has a pop-up blocker built in. As does IE as of service pack two (Bill sure can smell a bandwagon, can't he?)
quote:Originally posted by Sol System: "Suddenly in your autobiography now" would make a good forum description.
Too late.
Posted by Hobbes (Member # 138) on :
YES Posted by Lee (Member # 393) on :
The MSN taskbar also has the popup blocker.
Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :
I don't get how people end up with ad- and spyware, anyway. I've got both Ad-Aware and Spybot, I run them rarely, and they never find anything.
Now, the public-use Internet stations at work... That's a whole different story. You wouldn't believe how easily people can fuck those things up. Seriously, I can run AA and SB on one of them, clean out stuff from the Add/Remove Programs list, and run through the hard drive and registry manually to get rid of all the crap they put on there, and the thing will still be all but nonfunctional within a few hours.
Posted by Hobbes (Member # 138) on :
Kazaa and Morpheus are loaded with spyware although I doubt they call it that when they tell you what's being installed on your computer. Porn sites are another major spy/ad ware source, not to mention trojans and other nasty shit you don't want. I'm not a big internet user, don't usually have the time, so I'm not sure what other sources there are. I've heard lack of security functions in IE is another problem. Apparently it's got holes in it that allow someone with the ability to really fuck your system.
Posted by Dat (Member # 302) on :
It doesn't have to be a piece of software or a porn site. I was once "infected" with spyware/adware just by visiting the IMDB. It seemed that one of the ads they used was of the aggressive type. Once IE loaded the ad, it forcefully began uploading the damn spyware/adware to my computer.
Posted by Harry (Member # 265) on :
quote:Originally posted by Dat: ...Once IE loaded the ad...
If you use IE, you have no right to complain.
Posted by Hobbes (Member # 138) on :
I never said spyware comes from just porn sites, but they are a pretty big source of it. I also said the lack of security in IE doesn't help. Since a lot of spyware can be put in Flash popup ads or something. I'm not sure exactly how it works, but IE blindly downloads the source code which includes the spyware script.
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