adware removal and utilities

i need a good ad/spy ware removal program and a good website for more utilities of this kind. and recomendations?
thanks

Spybot Search and Destroy, and Adaware are the two most frequently mentioned ones here at OZZU. As a result of that a simple search at OZZU would probably yield the links. If perchance they don't, Google definitely will. Another is Hijack this, but most novices don't know how to analyze the results and spend more time posting their hijack this logs at bulletin boards for others to tell them what to do than just elliminating the garbage from the start with the first two.

i searched google for hijack and i got browser hijeck blaster if this is what you talking about please let me know

I'm sorry -- I shouldn't have separated it by a space - i.e hijackthis

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

Note the last sentence -- "intended for advanced users".

It's not an easy one to use, which is why you will see countless Google results of posts on forums and message boards with people asking how to interpret the info. I do believe it's a good one, but I can't even figure it out most of the time.

Better yet, avoid the whole problem. Tighten up the security settings on your web browser (presumably IE) and don't run programs of questionable nature. Better yet, use Mozilla (mozilla.com)... it doesn't suffer from fly-by downloads (ever wonder how that adware got on our machine?).

thanks alot i cant say im extremly advanced but i consider myself pretty well off i just never looked into spyware removal and didnt want to download the wrong program

Stick with adaware or spybot. They are a safe bet. I use them and recommend the whole heartedly.

rjmthezonenet -- take a look at the original problem

http://www.ozzu.com/mswindows-forum/stop-error-inaccessable-boot-device-t21850.html

It will give you some insight as to why he's asking the question.

no thats a diffrent problem im a student and i wanted to start fixing/repairing computers on the side for some spending money and i have a couple of ppl who have a pop up that opens there cd roms changes there homepage and advertises spyware removal program for $19 . the windows problem is seprate.

I see

i use this software including spyhunter and i am really happy, and i use pop-up stopper for blocking adv website,

amer

Ive had nothing but success with ad-aware 6

http://www.lavasoftusa.com/support/download/

John

I love Adaware!!!! I just fixed 2 clients computers with it and it worked a treat removing dialers and other stuff which had been put on there.

yes it does work well, I install it first thing when I get a machine with little or no available memory left, and programs running like crazy. Kids downloading garbage while theyre surfing porno sites and who knows what else are a boon for computer repair services.

I have used Spybot -- but the current Adaware (free version) works so well that I haven't done much with Spybot lately, although I still think it's a good one.