Resources

Antivirus

Commercial: Buy at retail or online:

Norton Antivirus
McAfee VirusScan

Free download:

AVG Anti-Virus has free and commercial (for purchase) products.

Adware/Spyware removal and prevention

Free adware sweep and removal tools

Ad-aware Standard Edition from Lavasoft Spybot Search & Destroy from Safer Networking Limited.

Commercial adware sweep and removal tools

Spy Sweeper from Webroot Software has been highly rated. Pest Patrol is from Computer Associates. Their site offers a free online scanner.

Helpful Sites

Counterexploitation dedicates itself to maintaing a comprehensive listing of Adware, Spyware and Malware programs, includes removal instructions.

sysinfo.org helps indentify legitimate (and illegitimate) startup programs and browser helper objects.

spywarewarrior.com many good resources. Sites, products, reviews and just good advice.

ask-leo.com He just knows. Everything, it seems.

annoyances.org Stomp out annoyances with the topics on this site.

AskBobRankin.com Another great free help site.

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