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pjalne
Jan 15th, 2005, 03:51 PM
My PC is just completely infested with spyware even though I've only been connected to the net for a week, haven't installed any file share clients and don't use IE. My C root has probably got 10 different obvious apps (some are even called stuff like "LOL Spywar3") that have installed themselves, and I don't dare think about how much is hidden all over the drive. In my task manager the process list is about two pages long.

I run AdAware and Spybot daily, and they just don't find more than a couple of files. Are there any other programs I can use?

Also, since I never got XP on CD to begin with, I had to install it from a cracked version when I got my new computer. Therefore, I can't install service pack 2. Is there a way to fix this?
opel
Jan 15th, 2005, 06:12 PM
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx

:)
pjalne
Jan 15th, 2005, 06:55 PM
Thanks.
pjalne
Jan 15th, 2005, 08:59 PM
Awesome, works really well.

By the way, is there supposed to be a file called exit.exe in the root directory?
Mad Melvin
Jan 15th, 2005, 09:08 PM
Awesome, works really well.

By the way, is there supposed to be a file called exit.exe in the root directory?

I dont think so, but im not 100% sure. I dont have a file like that and my computer works fine.