Spybot - is this the best bit of software?

[Jimmy Little]

i have a few pop ups coming up when i loads any web sites up on this PC at work, adaware sorts 90% of my probs, but does not find anything on this pc, i'm just gonna download spybot..

is this the best thing to use?

is it easy to install and run? as i have not used it before

any known bugs or probs with this program?

thanks Bobby!

[[GSV]Trig]

Stick with adaware, just make sure u keep it upto date, u mite also want the google toolbar to stop popups with its built in blocker...

[Jimmy Little]

thanks bud, i have it uptodate but no joy, i have not ever tried the google toolbar but i shall anyhow.. so is spybot not all it's cracked up to be?

[directhex]

you need _THREE_ pieces of software to effectively police an Internet Explorer based system: Spybot Search & Destroy, Ad-Aware, and CWShredder.

there may be some overlap, but on the whole they police different things. only all three gives effective IE morning-after abortion.

[Jimmy Little]

ok cheers i will check out CWShredder sounds like WWF figher

[Jimmy Little]

i can't get on the spybot web site, seems to be down at the mo

[0iD]

I use Javacool Spyware Blaster as well as Spybot. Sometimes it pick up things Spybot misses.

[Jimmy Little]

again thanks, i will try them all out! nout to do at work!

[[GSV]Trig]

I suppose you could try Firebird instead of IE...

[Jiff Lemon]

i can't get on the spybot web site, seems to be down at the mo

Get it from www.Download.com - just type in Search and destroy and it'll find it for ya

[Jimmy Little]

^

man this sucks! ... www.download.com is blocked by the Hampshire Scholes and i can't get it! will do a google for it! or wait til i get home!

[0iD]

tried Tucows ?
or direct from http://spybot.eon.net.au/

[yamangman]

you need _THREE_ pieces of software to effectively police an Internet Explorer based system: Spybot Search & Destroy, Ad-Aware, and CWShredder.

there may be some overlap, but on the whole they police different things. only all three gives effective IE morning-after abortion.

There is one program to add to that list. HijackThis, the single most useful piece of IE browser software ever .

http://www.spychecker.com/program/hijackthis.html

Get it.

[Jimmy Little]

great i'm trying them all! they all seem to find diffrent bits of scum!

thanks OID for the links!

[0iD]

No problemo m8, anytime

[Jimmy Little]

hijack This says ask a pro before deleteing

R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://www.google.co.uk/
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL = http://www.hants.gov.uk/education
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings,AutoConfigURL = http://cache.hants.gov.uk/schoolscache.pac
R3 - URLSearchHook: IncrediFindBHO Class - {5D60FF48-95BE-4956-B4C6-6BB168A70310} - C:\PROGRA~1\INCRED~1\BHO\INCFIN~1.DLL
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - C:\PROGRAM FILES\ADOBE\ACROBAT 5.0\READER\ACTIVEX\ACROIEHELPER.OCX
O2 - BHO: NavErrRedir Class - {5D60FF48-95BE-4956-B4C6-6BB168A70310} - C:\PROGRA~1\INCRED~1\BHO\INCFIN~1.DLL
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {9E992732-295F-4987-8BE3-16FAC1639198} - C:\WINDOWS\ALL USERS\APPLICATION DATA\IESERVICE\IESERVICE.DLL
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {53707962-6F74-2D53-2644-206D7942484F} - C:\PROGRA~1\SPYBOT~1\SDHELPER.DLL
O3 - Toolbar: &Radio - {8E718888-423F-11D2-876E-00A0C9082467} - C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MSDXM.OCX
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [TaskMonitor] C:\WINDOWS\taskmon.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SystemTray] SysTray.Exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [LoadPowerProfile] Rundll32.exe powrprof.dll,LoadCurrentPwrScheme
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Openwares LiveUpdate] C:\Program Files\LiveUpdate\LiveUpdate.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Startup Manager Scanner] C:\PROGRAM FILES\STARTUP MECHANIC\StartupScanner.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\RunServices: [LoadPowerProfile] Rundll32.exe powrprof.dll,LoadCurrentPwrScheme
O4 - HKLM\..\RunServices: [Machine Debug Manager] C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MDM.EXE
O4 - Startup: EdICT_Patch.lnk = C:\WINDOWS\EdICT_Patch.EXE
O6 - HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Control Panel present
O14 - IERESET.INF: START_PAGE_URL=http://www.hants.gov.uk/education
O16 - DPF: {D27CDB6E-AE6D-11CF-96B8-444553540000} (Shockwave Flash Object) - http://download.macromedia.com/pub/s...sh/swflash.cab
O16 - DPF: {166B1BCA-3F9C-11CF-8075-444553540000} (Macromedia Active Shockwave) - http://download.macromedia.com/pub/s...irector/sw.cab
O16 - DPF: {90C9629E-CD32-11D3-BBFB-00105A1F0D68} (InstallShield International Setup Player) - http://www.installengine.com/engine/isetup.cab
O16 - DPF: {02BF25D5-8C17-4B23-BC80-D3488ABDDC6B} (QuickTime Object) - http://www.apple.com/qtactivex/qtplugin.cab
O16 - DPF: {74D05D43-3236-11D4-BDCD-00C04F9A3B61} (HouseCall Control) - http://a840.g.akamai.net/7/840/537/2...ll/xscan53.cab
O16 - DPF: {C56CE781-A6FC-4706-8B32-6EB4622155DF} (MediaConnect Control) - http://plugin.euro-infomedia.com/mpv0.cab
O16 - DPF: {00000EF1-0786-4633-87C6-1AA7A44296DA} (F1 Organizer Class) - http://www.netpaloffers.net/NetpalOf...O1/fngrbng.cab

SO WHATS BAD!!!!