adware/spyware remover

i want to know the best free adware/spyware remover and the best payed adware/spyware remover my new computer is being taken over

and i look in the search but they dont point to the same one

I've never used a commercial spyware cleaning program so I can't really comment on that.

The most popular free programs- and I'm sure you are aware of them- are Adaware and Spybot Search and Destroy. I use those 2 exclusively. Still, I don't believe there is any one program that will get rid of everything.

If you're having trouble cleaning your system, you might want to follow the steps in this thread:
http://www.ozzu.com/sutra133028.html#133028

The entire thread contains links to lots of resources.

the one my dads work uses is spy sweaper just google that

I was having alot of problems, freezeups in windows and outlook. First I went to housecalls because often times an outside can better see the problemsand it cleaned up things enough to where I don't freeze up so much. Then I went and found a program called "system mechanic".You could download it for a 30 day evaluation period so I did.Whatever the problem was that I had it cleared it up.It's a great program.

Afterwards, however, I was trying to reinstall windows 98 SE on my machine. but just as it was going to copy the files to the system I got the messege window' illegal operationSUWin' ,I clicked for details and it said "krn 386.exe at 0001:00002b23". so now I'm trying to figure out what happened.

there are 2 spywaere crap that i cant get off my motheres computer i cant rember the name of them but when i do i will post it
just a little note i am useing the newest ad-were

Free is always better (just because you pay for it does not mean it's any better ) case point all the best Anti-Virus software is free ,but they have versions that are paid for also ! Difference being ,they get there updates about 20 mins sooner that the Free versions,and they get online support 24 hrs. a day for questions thats about it.

Here is a list of whats out there,if it's not here than it's junk .

ANTI-VIRUS
http://www.majorgeeks.com/downloads29.html

SPYWARE TOOLS
http://www.majorgeeks.com/downloads31.html

Security
http://www.majorgeeks.com/downloads16.html

This is a list of software that has spyware built into it (stay away)
AdDestroyer
AdProtector
Adware Agent
AdwareHunter
ADS Adware Remover
AdWare Remover Gold
AdwareSpy
AdwareX
AdwareX Eliminator
Anonymizer Spyware Killer
AntiSpy & PopStopper
BPS Spyware Remover
BPS Spyware & Adware Remover
Computer Shield
Drive Cleaner
eAcceleration
Easy Spyware Killer
Eblocs
Hacker Smacker
Internet AntiSpy
JC Spyware Remover & Adware Killer
Kazaa Platinum
Kazanon
Lop Uninstaller
MailWiper
MaxNetShield
MP3U
NetSpyProtector
NoAdware
NoSpyX
Online PC-Fix
PAL Spyware Remover
pcOrion
PC ToolWorks 2003
Popup Guard
Privacy Defender
PurityScan
PuritySweep
Real AdWareRemoverGold
ScanSpyware
SpyAssasin
SpyAssault
SpyBan
SpyBlast
SpyBlocs
SpyBouncer
SpyBurn
SpyClean
SpyCleaner
SpyDeleter
SpyDoctor
SpyEliminator
SpyFerret
Spy Gone
Spy Guardian Pro
SpyHunter
Spyinator
SpyKiller
SpyKiller 2004
SpyKillerPro
SpyMagic
Spyware & Pop-Up Utility
Spyware Annihilator
SpywareAssasin
SpywareBeGone
SpywareCleaner
Spyware Cleaner & Pop-Up Blocker
Spyware C.O.P.
SpywareCrusher
SpywareKilla
SpyWare Killer
SpywareNuker
SpywareRemover
Spyware Stormer
SpywareThis
SpywareZapper
SpyWiper
S Scanner
Stop-Sign
System Detective
The Shield
The Shield 2004
The Web Shield
TZ Spyware Adware Remover
VBouncer
Veloz
Virtual Bouncer
Virus Guard
Windows Antivirus 2004
XoftSpy
xp-AntiSpy
Xupiter Uninstaller
ZeroSpyware

Instead of removing spyware, they install it. Some will even attack whatever genuine protection your computer may already have, leaving it wide open to hackers, viruses, spyware and every other kind of malware imaginable.

Worse, trying to remove the scumware in the usual way can often result in even more spyware being installed, so if you have installed anything on this list, please get some advice before trying to remove it.

spybot any good?

I am still getting spammed in my emails accts...

Shure it's good ,only been around about 4 years now (thats how long you should of had it ) .lol
for e-mail you need something like this .
http://www.mailwasher.net/
tips
http://www.cdt.org/speech/spam/030319spamreport.shtml
http://www.junkbusters.com/junkmail.html
http://www.addresses.com/spam.php
http://www.theallineed.com/webmasters/w ... rs-193.htm

Thats how you stop spam ! and Not with a spyware remover .

Spybot is great, but I wonder just how observant it is of all the potential spyware on your system. When it scans it shows all the software is scanning. One of the programs it scanned was FirewallNuke. Forgive me if I'm wrong, but that sounds like a pretty malicious program. What gives?

given by the name, it sounds like a pretty malicous program.

By the way, be careful where you get spybot from. I have seen downloads of spybot provided by third parties that contain spyware.

Make sure you get it from http://www.spybot.info or one of the official mirrors (listed on spybot.info )
//edit: He has a list of official sites, and that one is not on it. The real one is:
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html

Another thing that can help eliminate that crap is by getting a web browser other than IE. I recommend firefox:
http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/
It's a 4.5MB download and is much nicer than IE.

free -> Spybot Search and Destroy
paid -> AdAware v6.0 by Lavasoft

I paid for the Ad aware Pro versions/add on tools. :]

I would recommend using both Adaware Personal and Spybot, because both of them pick up things that the other one doesn't. Obviously in a commerical environment you can't use Ad-Aware personal, but on your home PC use both.

I am getting suspicious of spybot. hence my question. I seem to be getting more spams these days.

or iszit cuz of more spammers these days?? lol.

Has anyone had their computer highjacked by uninstaller.com? If so how did you get rid of it?