I have AVG Anti-Virus, Spybot Search & Destroy, Ad-Aware SE Personal (because Ad-Aware 2007 won't download), SuperAntiSpyware, and Windows Defender.
ALL of them are updated and ready to go. I've scanned with all of them several times over the past few weeks and I find absolutely NOTHING. Something is wrong here. I used to scan with Ad-Aware everyday and I would find around 40 errors until all of the sudden, it stopped detecting stuff, no tracking cookies, NOTHING. What's going on? There's no way any computer is squeaky clean like that…
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1 Zyfert // Apr 9, 2008
Well it all depends on which beach you go to when surfing.
I use the internet for hours every day and have not been hit with anything for a month now.
Regards, Zyfert
http://spyware.cybersprout.com
2 Jeffrey F // Apr 9, 2008
You could be a little bit paranoid or theres a very good rootkit in your computer, rootkits are hard to detect by conventional antivirus. Try doing an online scan in all of these 4 antivirus vendor, if they don't detect any then you can assure your system is free from spyware/viruses.
Kaspersky Online Scan
http://www.kaspersky.com/virusscanner
Trendmicro Online scan
http://housecall65.trendmicro.com/
Bitdefender online scan
http://www.bitdefender.com/scan8/ie.html
Panda Online scan
http://www.pandasecurity.com/homeusers/solutions/activescan/
3 Lucky // Apr 9, 2008
Your computer should be squeaky clean. Smart people don't get malware. Tracking cookies are not malware, they are harmless. Ad-Aware flags tracking cookies, but most malware removers don't. If there is any malware on your computer, a-squared Free will find it (but it doesn't flag tracking cookies). It is truly the most underrated anti-malware there is. Ad-Aware and Spybot were good for their time, but they are outdated now:
http://www.emsisoft.com/en/software/free/
4 safi a // Apr 9, 2008
Use some other software. Norton, Avast are free antivirus software. Ad-aware, Ewido are free spyware removers. You can download free softwares at http://fixit.in/antivirus.html and http://fixit.in/spywareremover.html . You can also run a free registry scan using utilities from http://re7.info
5 jibbarjabar // Apr 9, 2008
Check your AdAware settings!
The settings have somehow been changed on your AdAware to NOT detect cookies and MRUs (Most Recently Used).
However, cookies are a neglible threat at best and MRUs pose no threat at all. The detection of them is strictly a marketing tool to make the end-user think the program is actually doing something of importance!
Good luck.
6 eggy // Apr 9, 2008
AVG is crap try using Avira AntiVir… I'm on AVG before and have been running full system scans but detect nothing when i changed to Avira i found out my computer have viruses AVG can't detect… if you changed your AVs and Antispywares and detect nothing then your pc must be squeaky clean… try reinforcing it with a firewall… i'd recommend Online Armor
try this security combo:
http://www.free-av.com/
http://www.tallemu.com/
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/spybotsd/index.html
+ other antispyware scanners(for better detection rate)
7 wua // Apr 9, 2008
Yes, this is good.After using a registry cleaner you\'re going to need spyware protection to get rid of the main source of registry errors which is… spyware. Just to be on the safe side, run this program after you run your registry cleaner. It will help out immensely preventing future registry errors.
< http://pcleaner.info/reg >
< http://satellitetves.com/reg >
8 Hello // Apr 9, 2008
Go to http://www.spywareremover-download.com
Download Spywareremover for free.
Not only does spywareRemover get rid of the malicious programs that have invaded your system, it also prevents infestations from reoccurring. SPYwareRemover will keep your computer's performance at its best and it will protect your privacy and your identity.
9 Jim // Apr 9, 2008
What is Spyware?
Spyware, like a virus, is a malicious software planted on your PC by a third party in order to secretly monitor what you do online.
Once your browsing habits are analyzed, you are flooded with endless Commercials, Popups and Spam from inside your PC!
Spyware also dramatically slows down your computer and Internet connection speeds.
Spyware collects your private information and steals your identity, passwords, credit card details and other financial data.
Basic signs of Spyware infection
*If the answer to one of these questions is "Yes", then you are probably infected.
1. Your computer has slowed down
2. Your Internet connection speed has decreased
3. You have downloaded music or software from the Web
4. You get popups and annoying ads when you’re online or sometimes even offline
5. Your default home page has been changed to the one you didn’t ask for
6. You have an extra toolbar installed, and you don’t know where it came from
7. You receive more spam emails than ever
Get a Free Spyware Scan at
http://tiny-url.org/?iawYGr
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