Kirkendall Posted February 17, 2004 Report Posted February 17, 2004 Hey fellas, I know some of you probably have problems regarding your computer and spy-ware. One spy-ware hassle is ads that pop up for no reason. I found something that's worth trying, it's called SpyBot and was rated the best spyware removal program by PC Mag. I'm trying it now and have had no complaints and noticed a reduction of crap on my PC. Best part, it's free.check it out.. http://www.safer-networking.org Quote
BengalszoneBilly Posted February 17, 2004 Report Posted February 17, 2004 Been there, and done that! Recommend it highly. Also a program called "Ad-Aware 5.0", which is also a freebie. I'm using Ad at home, and Spy at work. The system admin guy set it up after too much crap jammed the company server. Josh, you might know how much hate and discontent a jammed up server can cause at work, eh? Quote
Kirkendall Posted February 17, 2004 Author Report Posted February 17, 2004 Actually, we have our systems so closed down, that unless you have admin rights or know the admin loggin and pass, you can't install anything. I'm pretty careful about the sites I go to, but some tool of a friend went to some website to look up lyrics for a song I can't remember and next thing I know I'm getting massive crap on my machine. I use Ad-Aware 6 also, but it didn't detect nearly half of the stuff this program uses. Probably b/c I haven't DL'ed any updates for Ad-Aware forever now.I read about SpyBot sitting on the crapper which promotes a thought for me; who said that great things and ideas don't come from the crapper, I can name two now... Quote
BengalszoneBilly Posted February 17, 2004 Report Posted February 17, 2004 Actually, we have our systems so closed down, that unless you have admin rights or know the admin loggin and pass, you can't install anything. Our admin guy has done the same thing. The only way I can put anything onto my computer at work is off the CD-ROM. He's a pretty anal guy, now that I think about it, but understandably so. Quote
Kirkendall Posted February 17, 2004 Author Report Posted February 17, 2004 Yea, it's very anal. But it's very worth it to be overprotective than not. I've spent many a nights watching the sun come up repairing our mailserver or file server, or application server. Quote
BengalszoneBilly Posted February 17, 2004 Report Posted February 17, 2004 Yea, it's very anal. But it's very worth it to be overprotective than not. I've spent many a nights watching the sun come up repairing our mailserver or file server, or application server. Oh man! That must suck when people come to work and go..."Is it fixed yet!!" Quote
Kirkendall Posted February 17, 2004 Author Report Posted February 17, 2004 LOL.. I never get a call about problems when the Intranet goes down, but I get record calls if they can't reach their favorite Soap Opera website that's not even our fault.. GOD it gets annoying at times.. I have six different sites that I support and sometimes if people are pissing me off, I get in my car, tell my boss I'm going to a site and just take a mag with me or buy one at a store and read it for about a half hour. Quote
BengalszoneBilly Posted February 17, 2004 Report Posted February 17, 2004 LOL.. I never get a call about problems when the Intranet goes down, but I get record calls if they can't reach their favorite Soap Opera website that's not even our fault.. GOD it gets annoying at times.. That would get you a pink slip where I work! Quote
Kirkendall Posted February 17, 2004 Author Report Posted February 17, 2004 It's really hard getting fired for the government only because unless you embarrass the Public Official in the news or something, the officials lose a vote and they don't want that. LOL.. it's really ridiculous.... Quote
richmond_mat Posted February 17, 2004 Report Posted February 17, 2004 Here's another tip:If you google for spybot be careful what you download. There are some sites that offer free downloads, but somehow render a charge if you ever want to delete the program. That's what I've heard anyway. I knew I had some crap on my computer and was amazed at the quantity spybot found. Quote
Kirkendall Posted February 17, 2004 Author Report Posted February 17, 2004 Yea, your absolutely right. I only found spybot through PC mag and they gave me the web address and that's what I use. I suggest if anyone chooses to use the program to click on the above link at the top of this thread. Quote
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