good (free) software for popup adware etc

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hi all,

ive started to get a lot of random pop ups, i think my cop is prob got a fair bit of adware on it etc,

looking for good sanners to get rid of this.

also heard its good to do them in save mode can someone confirm this please.

thanks

 

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hi wow thanks for that i will give it a go atm i have the free AVG anti virus installed, is that ok?

 

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ok
thanks for the link on the anti virus thread, didnt think i had a problem with AVG but after reading that it seems very disliked so may swade me to change to either Avast or Avira, but tempted to give one of the 30day trials a go first and see how i get on. if i did get 30 day trial for Kaspersky and decided to be cheap and use something elso will in uninstall easily? seems a silly question i know just checking, thanks for your help so far btw been great.

 

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ok will do.
now downlding/install recomended software i will let you know if it goes away,

i sure hope it does one of the adds that keep popping up is for a dating agency my girl friend was not happy about that

 

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1) Start using the Firefox web browser with Adblock Plus (With Easylist subscription) + Noscript extensions. Both can be downloaded from the Firefox website.
2) Install SpywareBlaster. Update and enable all protection.
3) Install Spybot. Update the definitions and immunize your system.
4) Install malwarebytes. Update the definitions.
5) Turn off system restore.
6) Restart in safe mode and run a scan of spybot + malwarebytes.
7) Run MRT.EXE under safe mode. Under XP= Start>Run>MRT.exe. Under Vista=Just type MRT.EXE into the search box.

What anti-virus do you use? If it's norton/Mcafee remove them and install a 30day trial of NOD32 or Kaspersky. Whichever you choose, update the definitions and then run a scan in safe mode.

The above should be enough to clean your system and prevent it becoming infected again in the future.

gave this a go and it worked like a charm no pop ups at all, thanks a lot mate.

now have Avira installed, i intend to give Kaspersky a go at some point but wont be getting that much use out of it this month, should be a busy month for me so going to try it in a few weeks, again thanks a lot for your help.

 

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if i have got rid of my Original problem and have run the programs meatball Suggested in post 2 is it werth me running the programs below that bledd has Suggested.

CCleaner slim
Combofix
Hijackthis

have stopped using IE now and am on firefox. i will install the addons that have been Suggested to me tonight when i get home (at work atm).

 

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oh and thanks again for all your help so far people its been great

 

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ok think i will give ccleaner a go and may do as meatball says and use Hijackthis to create the log and see if i can find some help with analyzing it.