How to remove spyware

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1. July 24, 2004 6:22 AM
   Per Hansson said:
   Start > Run > cmd.exe, type cd "%systemroot%downloaded program files" press enter and type dir. If you see any suspect file look it up on [URL=http://www.google.com/]Google[/URL] and see what it is, some malware uses random names so then you will be out of luck. Delete files with the del command, i.e. del file.iniAnother good program they not mention is [URL=http://www.definitivesolutions.com/bhodemon.htm]BHODemo
   [/URL], it lists the Browser Helper Objects installed on your computer and will warn you if you let it run when a new BHO is installed. This way you can easier get rid of the spyware since you know it's real name and can [URL=http://www.google.com/]Google[/URL] up the information.[URL=http://www.pestpatrol.com/]Pestpatrol[/URL] has a great resource of info on how to manually remove spyware, they also have an online scanner but it will not let you remove anything, to do so you must buy their program. I have never used it and can't comment on if it is good or not, but the article linked above plus my recommendations should get you a long way on the go, else there is always our [URL=http://www.techspot.com/vb/index.php?s=]forums[/URL] where you can ask for help.
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2. July 24, 2004 9:56 AM
   SOB said:
   perst patrol has an evalution version for download [url]http://www.downloads4all.com/pestPatrol_5957_1.htm[/url
   
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