Thinking about scanning your computer for adware and spyware

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If you’re even thinking about scanning your computer for adware and spyware, then you’re probably experiencing some of the symptoms I described earlier in this article. Those include instability, performance problems, or possibly a hijacked Web browser.

There is software specifically designed for detecting spyware and adware, and helping you remove it. The one with which I’m most familiar is Ad-aware from Lavasoft. This is the program that I recommend to most of my friends. A freeware version is available for use by individuals at home. A commercial version is also available for use in corporate environments. A program like Ad-aware finds adware and spyware on your computer and then removes them.

You can find more adware and spyware removal tools at the Spyware Protection and Removal guide. This Web page includes links to popular spyware removal programs, as well as a number of useful articles. If you’re not going to use a popular program like Ad-aware, however, search Google Groups for the name of the program you do choose. Some spyware removal software can cause as many problems as it fixes, and you want to find out about these problems before using unproven software.

Tip: Malke, a Microsoft MVP, offers this tip in the Windows XP Newsgroups: “It’s best to run antivirus and spyware removal tools in Safe Mode.” This is because removal tools sometimes can’t remove spyware from your computer while it’s running.

Recommended softwares: Mwav, Avira , PRT , Kasper, Bit Defender Antivirus

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