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Old 21-12-2009, 03:15 PM
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Default anyone got a good anti spyware link?

got some crap on me computer and my avg is ignoring it lol

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Old 21-12-2009, 04:58 PM
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Firstly uninstall avg and install avast, and then download this one http://www.filehippo.com/download_sp...earch_destroy/

Update it before scanning though, and avast can be found on the same site
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Originally Posted by BM08
Firstly uninstall avg and install avast, and then download this one http://www.filehippo.com/download_sp...earch_destroy/

Update it before scanning though, and avast can be found on the same site
THats a good shout AVG is so way behind, got advised to change to Avast and never looked back my pc is so quick now
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cheers done all what you said and it seems to have worked.
found 3 trojans and 20 different bits of mal/spyware!

avg found non of these and my computer is deffo quicker now

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im guan be doing this now lol my computer is slow as fuck at the min,, wont be online for a while lol cya lol
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Originally Posted by the youth
cheers done all what you said and it seems to have worked.
found 3 trojans and 20 different bits of mal/spyware!

avg found non of these and my computer is deffo quicker now

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good stuff
Old 22-12-2009, 01:39 PM
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Quality scan

Just ran it on my old Vista PC, found 4 trojans & 235 adware files! always thought it was dogshit slow because HD was almost maxed

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this one has good reviews, http://www.superantispyware.com/

finds a few other bits and bobs that adaware dont
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