Re: spyware
- From: "Peter Russillo" <plrussillo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2007 15:39:51 -0500
Hi Roger, try Ad Aware or Spybot. Those are free programs which you can
find at
www.jfwlite.com
HTH
Peter
----- Original Message -----
From: "Roger Bachelder" <bachelder3@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, February 03, 2007 3:10 PM
Subject: spyware
> Hello everyone,
>
> Recently my computer has been sluggish. Jaws seems to be hesitating in
> responding to my keystrokes. I'm Running Mcafee virus scan. I have my
Mcafee
> firewall plus, privacy service, and span killer disabled, because it
causes
> all sorts of problems with the computer. I do have a router with a premium
> firewall, and I also use the Windows firewall. A couple of people told me
> that it could be because of spyware. I did a Spyware scan by, PC Pitstop's
> Free Optimize scan. And it told me that I had a couple of cookies with
> tracking history. I was a little upset because it said it was free. And
> after I downloaded, agreed to terms and conditions, installed, and waited
> for the half an hour for the scan. I got to the last step to delete the
two
> cookies, and it told me that I needed to purchase the software to
eliminate
> them.
> I wasted a whole morning and got nowhere.
> Needless to say, Not happy here.
> Can anyone tell me of a "free" program that will detect spyware?
> And not only that, can anyone tell me why Jaws would be hesitant?
> Any suggestions would be appreciated.
>
> Roger Bachelder
>
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