Spyware Nuker

Hi
I received a free download of Spyware Nuker which will
check your PC for any spyware or adware in your hard
drive. Is it safe for me to download it? It's not
supported by Microsoft. It's some other company.
Please let me know
Thank You
Paula B.

Stick with the "known" experts in the field - Spybot Search&Destroy and
AdAware. Neither of them require payment to remove spyware found, whereas
Spyware Nuker will "find" spyware/adware for free but you must pay to remove
it.

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"Paula" wrote in message
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Hi
I received a free download of Spyware Nuker which will
check your PC for any spyware or adware in your hard
drive. Is it safe for me to download it? It's not
supported by Microsoft. It's some other company.
Please let me know
Thank You
Paula B.

The best known and free apps for spyware/adware a
**It is pertinent to run the update for each program before running to =
be sure you have the latest definitions.** Run the programs in Safe Mode =
after assuring you have shut down all running tasks except explorer or =
systray.
Download/run Cool Web Shredder from:
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html

For Info on Cool Web Search Variants:
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/cwschronicles.html

Then download/install/run Ad-Aware to detect/rid of any other =
parasites/spyware that may be installed. It can be obtained free from:
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/
After installing Ad-Aware, open it and click on the ref update to get =
the latest up-to-date ref file, then run Ad-Aware and delete everything =
it finds.=20

And/or download/install/run:
Spybot - Search & Destroy:
http://security.kolla.de/index.php?l...=3Ddownload=20
Run it at it's default settings until you learn an know more about it. =
Spybot S&D is more of an advanced users tool and changing from the =
default settings can be dangerous to the novice user. Items found in the =
default settings that are RED can usually be safely removed. If you are =
unsure of a found item, do not remove it and ask for help.=20

If you still have problems, download/run HijackThis from:
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/

Do not remove anything with it until you get advice on what to remove, =
HJThis will list many apps that are needed along with the bad ones. =
Removing items listed hap-hazardly without knowing what they are =
can/will create a royal mess. Read the quick start here on how to create =
a log file that can be copied/pasted into a forum that can provide =
assistance on removal of unwanted pests.
http://mjc1.com/mirror/hjt/#quick

Then post the logs to an appropriate NG here where they specialize in =
spyware/hijacker removal:
http://forums.spywareinfo.com/

After running the above and assuring you have a clean machine:
It's also a good idea to have a HOSTS file to block bad sites, scroll to =
HOSTS File Manager he
http://www.mvps.org/PracticallyNerded/Software.htm

Another good app is SpywareBlaster which stops the badboys before they =
even get a chance to install:
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html




--=20
Brian A.


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"Paula" wrote in message =
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Hi
I received a free download of Spyware Nuker which will=20
check your PC for any spyware or adware in your hard=20
drive. Is it safe for me to download it? It's not=20
supported by Microsoft. It's some other company.
Please let me know
Thank You=20
Paula B.

-----Original Message-----
Hi
I received a free download of Spyware Nuker which will
check your PC for any spyware or adware in your hard
drive. Is it safe for me to download it? It's not
supported by Microsoft. It's some other company.
Please let me know
Thank You
Paula B.

.
Spyware Nuker is an OK bit of software, but it DOES
contain spyware of its own. I suggest letting the nuker
alone & going for the free and very effective Ad Aware.
Visit downloads.com and download it from there.
good luck, bea