Re: spyware

  • From: "Sean McMahon" <smcmahon@xxxxxxxx>
  • To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2007 11:32:10 -0700

I must also mention that MCAcfee virus scan should detect and remove spyware as well as viruses. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Russillo" <plrussillo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, February 03, 2007 1:39 PM
Subject: Re: spyware


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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