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Ok my son has a thing that keeps changing his home page to a search engine type page we have tried Spybot S&D and Adaware to remove it and add remove programmes but its still there how can I fix this problem with out a FORMAT.

Kev

Nimco is right. It is perfectly possibly to use a Windows PC with Internet Explorer without getting spyware, just through a working knowledge of where spyware comes from and a bit of common sense. However, you will massively decrease your chances of getting spyware if you switch away from Internet Explorer, either to Opera ([URL]www.opera.com[/URL]) or Firefox ([URL][/URL]).

Mode wrote:
> Nimco wrote:
> Emitime wrote:
> In other words, don't turn on your computer... Yeah.
>
> OK, if that stuff isn't common sense for you, it's probably best you
> don't turn on your computer!
>
> Correct-a-mondo...
>
> Firewall.
> Anti-Virus.
> Common Sense.
> Ad-Aware or Spybot Search and Destroy.
> List of non-spyware giving porn sites.
> = No spyware.

I have all of those (maybe not so much on the common sense). Still accumilate a bit of adware.

For porn, use Limewire or something of a similiar sort. There's also a few sites there.

(*cough*89.com*cough*)

Not that I use it.

For research. Obviously.

Eh we actually have all these things installed (except the list of NON spyware Porn sites) on all our computers, even a popup blocker, but even with all the protection I have come to the conclussion taht you are never 100% safe as some smart a##e is out there trying to find a new way to cause havoc IMHO




Mode wrote:
> Nimco wrote:
> Emitime wrote:
> In other words, don't turn on your computer... Yeah.
>
> OK, if that stuff isn't common sense for you, it's probably best you
> don't turn on your computer!
>
> Correct-a-mondo...
>
> Firewall.
> Anti-Virus.
> Common Sense.
> Ad-Aware or Spybot Search and Destroy.
> List of non-spyware giving porn sites.
> = No spyware.

Nimco wrote:
> Emitime wrote:
> In other words, don't turn on your computer... Yeah.
>
> OK, if that stuff isn't common sense for you, it's probably best you
> don't turn on your computer!

Correct-a-mondo...

Firewall.
Anti-Virus.
Common Sense.
Ad-Aware or Spybot Search and Destroy.
List of non-spyware giving porn sites.
= No spyware.

Emitime wrote:
> In other words, don't turn on your computer... Yeah.

OK, if that stuff isn't common sense for you, it's probably best you don't turn on your computer!

Nimco wrote:
> Emitime wrote:
> But you only really need to run them to get rid of the stuff. I know
> it isn't impossible to avoid. But you have to be damn careful about
> it. A carefullness which most people can't be arsed with.
>
> It doesn't require that much effort, just simple, common sense things
> - don't click links in popups, don't download ActiveX components from
> untrusted sources, don't download anything from untrusted sources for
> that matter, beware of adware-funded programs, etc.

In other words, don't turn on your computer... Yeah.

Emitime wrote:
> But you only really need to run them to get rid of the stuff. I know
> it isn't impossible to avoid. But you have to be damn careful about
> it. A carefullness which most people can't be arsed with.

It doesn't require that much effort, just simple, common sense things - don't click links in popups, don't download ActiveX components from untrusted sources, don't download anything from untrusted sources for that matter, beware of adware-funded programs, etc.

I just need to find where that 'Bonzi Buddy' lives so I can shoot the b*****d and rid the world of spyware.

Nimco wrote:
> Emitime wrote:
> It's virtually impossible to avoid adware
>
> Erm, according to whom? I have none on my system. A bit of common
> sense and regularly running tools like Ad-Aware and Spybot S&D to
> make sure is all you need.

But you only really need to run them to get rid of the stuff. I know it isn't impossible to avoid. But you have to be damn careful about it. A carefullness which most people can't be arsed with.