TrueColor Technical

Spyware Removal - A Simple Approach

There are very few complete solutions to virus and spyware issues. The removal of these pests generally takes a number of programs, some thought, and a little bit of luck. I am going to give you a brief (not thorough) overview of the process and methods I use to find, isolate, and remove unwanted applications, spyware and viruses.

As an onsite computer repair tech I sympathize with my customers concerns about spending money. Fortunately some of the best software for this purpose is completely free, but it does take a tremendous amount of work to identify malware and create the databases to fight it so if I use a program regularly I tend to donate to the cause.

If you computer is running slowly, takes forever to start up, you get lots of pop-ups, or generally have difficulty browsing web sites it’s a sign your computer could be riddled with malware. I would highly suggest running the following two programs. They are both free and work very well. Run them one after another not concurrently.

Spy-Bot Search and Destroy (http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html ) (FREE)

Adaware (http://lavasoft.com/products/ad_aware_free.php ) (FREE).

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