Q: Do you have any sites you recommend that allow a person to scan and remove spyware found (without installing any software)?
Thanks.
Best Answer: Some spyware programs redirect you to sites like that, but they are just trying to get your personal information through the site. Definitely DO NOT put any information into that site.
McAfee won't catch all spyware problems, since it is primarily an anti-virus software. You specifically need a spyware program– google some and read the reviews to make sure it's credible. If anyone gives you a link to one through this site, make sure you thoroughly check it out first.
Re:Why I can't tell why your IT folks won't do anything for you….
Re:Here's "Spyware Doctor? 3.1 for Windows":
Text (http://www.pctools.com/spyware-doctor)
Edit: It's not an "online" scanner; it's a "download and install" scanner.
If you have a USB thumb drive, you may be able to run several anti-spyware programs from there. Such as: Pest Patrol, maybe also: AdAware, Spybot. Or, just unplug the ethernet cable, install an anti-spyware program (temporarily), run the scan, then uninstall.
Also, try Webroot's "Spy Sweeper" or Microsoft's beta version "AntiSpyware".
However, if the IT guy has disabled any "unauthorised" software installing, you could maybe use a bootable CD, such as "Bart's PE":
Text (http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/)
Re:Because surfing is much more fun than work.
Re:Originally posted by: guy
Originally posted by: guy
hehe, I'm an IT guy also, and although I hate to limit peoples freedoms, it's for a reason.
They don't limit my freedoms…I can visit any site. They only limit my ability to remove the viruses and spyware I get on my machine…overall that's fine with me, I will create more work for them–actually, I will create "some" work for them.
That's pretty rude of you. Why don't you just do your job and stop being a prick about it to your IT guy?
Re:Originally posted by: guy
hehe, I'm an IT guy also, and although I hate to limit peoples freedoms, it's for a reason.
They don't limit my freedoms…I can visit any site. They only limit my ability to remove the viruses and spyware I get on my machine…overall that's fine with me, I will create more work for them–actually, I will create "some" work for them.
Re:Originally posted by: malak
Solution: STOP SURFING
As an IT guy, I'd be pretty mad too.
Bite me. Why don't they fire me then? Because they're just lazy.
Re:hehe, I'm an IT guy also, and although I hate to limit peoples freedoms, it's for a reason.
Re:Originally posted by: guy
Originally posted by: guy
try talking to someone in charge of where to work to see if they can do anything about it
I have in the past and they get nearly furious when I request adware removed because they say I'm visiting sites that I shouldn't be going to.
Solution: STOP SURFING
As an IT guy, I'd be pretty mad too.
Re:Originally posted by: guy
Originally posted by: guy
try talking to someone in charge of where to work to see if they can do anything about it
I have in the past and they get nearly furious when I request adware removed because they say I'm visiting sites that I shouldn't be going to.
Hate to say it but they're probably right. You pretty much only get spyware from "non work related websites"
But to answer your question I'm not aware of any web based spyware removal programs… only antivirus programs.
You could try to manually remove a lot of the spyware though… by deleting temp internet files, startup folder additions, unknown items in HLKM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run and \RunOnce, etc.
Re:Originally posted by: guy
try talking to someone in charge of where to work to see if they can do anything about it
I have in the past and they get nearly furious when I request adware removed because they say I'm visiting sites that I shouldn't be going to.
Re:try talking to someone in charge of where to work to see if they can do anything about it
Re:Originally posted by: guy
Do you have any sites that you recommend that allow a person to scan and remove detected spyware (without installing any software)?
Thanks.
Have you tried using Hijackthis? It's just a stand alone executable, that you can choose what you want to uninstall. Although I'm not quite sure if you'll need an admin account to "remove" the entries.
guy
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