# Spyware infection
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spyware-infection/119401
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [August 14, 2004, 11:22am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spyware-infection/119401 "2004-08-14T11:22:18Z")
**Posts on this page:** 13
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### Author:  [@NovemberRain](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/NovemberRain)
#### Post date: [August 14, 2004, 11:22am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spyware-infection/119401/1 "2004-08-14T11:22:18Z")
Hi,
:hangover: A spyware infected my machine. Anybody can suggest a tool to remove that. Thanks
Abhilash
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### Author:  [@andr\_in](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/andr_in)
#### Post date: [August 14, 2004, 12:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spyware-infection/119401/2 "2004-08-14T12:12:10Z")
Adaware/Spybot Search&Desotry
There was this new one which was said to be better but that cost something and I can’t remember its name
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### Author:  [@Napoly](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Napoly)
#### Post date: [August 14, 2004, 12:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spyware-infection/119401/3 "2004-08-14T12:54:12Z")
webroot Spy Sweeper… it’s FREE!
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 14, 2004, 7:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spyware-infection/119401/4 "2004-08-14T19:19:01Z")
Here you go!
[http://www.kirupa.com/k2/Feb2004/security.htm](http://www.kirupa.com/k2/Feb2004/security.htm)
Read up! It has explanations, recommendations, and some screenshots of the programs! Any questions just post up! 🙂
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### Author:  [@teet](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/teet)
#### Post date: [August 14, 2004, 7:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spyware-infection/119401/5 "2004-08-14T19:22:51Z")
I really like adaware and spybot (both available for free from [http://www.download.com](http://www.download.com) )
I would also install service pack 2 if you’re on an xp machine…it’s a 260 mb download
[http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=049C9DBE-3B8E-4F30-8245-9E368D3CDB5A&displaylang=en](http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=049C9DBE-3B8E-4F30-8245-9E368D3CDB5A&displaylang=en)
Once service pack 2 is installed, go into internet explorer, click on tools–\>manage addons. You can disable suspicious addons here (things that have “hijacked” your browser). This is very similar to a program called “Hijack this” also available from [download.com](http://download.com)
Also, you might want to search the forums…this question has been asked numerous times and there’s a great tutorial about spyware/virus/adware somewhere on kirupa 🙂
-teet
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### Author:  [@Maxtr0sity](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Maxtr0sity)
#### Post date: [August 14, 2004, 11:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spyware-infection/119401/6 "2004-08-14T23:35:03Z")
> [@prstudio](#):
>
> Here you go!
> [http://www.kirupa.com/k2/Feb2004/security.htm](http://www.kirupa.com/k2/Feb2004/security.htm)
>
> Read up! It has explanations, recommendations, and some screenshots of the programs! Any questions just post up! 🙂
You guys coming out with a new edition anytime soon? I want in.
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### Author:  [@idoik](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/idoik)
#### Post date: [August 14, 2004, 11:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spyware-infection/119401/7 "2004-08-14T23:58:13Z")
Spybot! \*\*\*_it u need it. ad-aware is sh_tty. spybot made me in love with my computer agen
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 15, 2004, 12:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spyware-infection/119401/8 "2004-08-15T00:04:47Z")
There will be no Kirupa Newsletters for a while ( a long while if ever ).
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 15, 2004, 1:11am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spyware-infection/119401/9 "2004-08-15T01:11:48Z")
> [@Maxtr0sity](#):
>
> You guys coming out with a new edition anytime soon? I want in.
No - not for a really REALLY long time ☹ I figure the contributor’s time and my time could be better spent writing random stuff on the forums or creating new tutorials instead!
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### Author:  [@Maxtr0sity](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Maxtr0sity)
#### Post date: [August 15, 2004, 2:33am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spyware-infection/119401/10 "2004-08-15T02:33:43Z")
☹
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### Author:  [@minimalistik](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/minimalistik)
#### Post date: [August 15, 2004, 3:03am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spyware-infection/119401/11 "2004-08-15T03:03:12Z")
Ad-aware 6.0 Pro or the new Ad-aware SE. Spyware is spyware, choose an application and bring apocalyse to it.
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### Author:  [@McGiver](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/McGiver)
#### Post date: [August 15, 2004, 10:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spyware-infection/119401/12 "2004-08-15T10:30:39Z")
somehow I need both. Neither Spyware nor Adaware were abled to find everything. but they make a good team.
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### Author:  [@Jasninder](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Jasninder)
#### Post date: [August 15, 2004, 3:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spyware-infection/119401/13 "2004-08-15T15:06:19Z")
i found this very cool utility on some site…gota search it, it was a spyware, adware and trojanware…all in one. PM me