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      Falcovsleon20
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      I don't know how this happened (methinks it has to do with the Mother 3 leaked thread…) but somehow, a bunch of Spyware has infected my laptop and I need to get rid of it cause I'm not using this god-forsaken dial-up connection on my home PC.

      Thing is, I'm not fucking buying any programs only for them to do jack crap. Last time something like this happened, I bought StopZilla, it didn't do it's frigging job. Are there any GOOD Anti-Spyware programs I can use that can delete this garbage for free?

      I thought it best to start afresh, I blend right in, I've learned to mesh, I'll eat your food, Ninja Tongue's my name, once I strike, it won't taste the same. - A poem by Don Patch

      (Thanks go to Caracal for the Ace gif )

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      • KatanaJon1.1
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        Spybot: Search and Destroy.

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          Cloud IIX
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          Katanajon1.1 pretty mutch covered it..

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          • Buuhan1
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            Another good program is Ad-aware.

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              nguyen
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              Yes. Ad-Aware works fine. All of my comps have it.

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              • igalsfy
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                actually i say use both.

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                  thelousy
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                  If you want triple protection, add Microsoft Anti Spyware. It may be a liability since it is Microsoft we are talking about, but it will work.

                  Signature removed by Pepsi. (I was Pepsified. xD)

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                    Master O @thelousy
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                    Also, use a HOSTS file.

                    Host files can block access to sites if need be. This way, spyware is prevented from even downloading itself to your computer at all, since the site it was coming from was blocked by the host file.

                    Go google HOSTS file and you'll see what I mean.

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                    • NeoShweaty
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                      you guys hit the nail on the head, in fact, i should run s & d and adaware on my comp, along with a defrag sometime soon

                      R.I.P. (for now) KO-Scans

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