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Spyware "removers" that install Spyware

post #1 of 37
6/12/04 at 4:05am
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I found this at another site.

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The following programs are not recommended because they install spyware
themselves, just aren't any good at fixing spyware, or somewhere in between.

AdDestroyer
AdProtector
AdwareHunter (adwarehunter.com/browser-page.com)
AdWareRemoverGold (adwareremovergold.com)
BPS Spyware & Adware Remover (bulletproofsoft.com) -- AdAware knockoff,
InternetAntiSpy (internetantispy.com)
NoAdware (noadware.net/netpalnow.com)
Online PC-Fix SpyFerret
PurityScan (purityscan.com/puritysweep.com)
Real AdWareRemoverGold (adwareremovergold.com/sg08.biz)
Spybouncer (spybouncer.com)
SpyAssault (spyassault.com)
SpyBan (spyban.net) -- noadware clone
SpyBlast (spyblast.com/advertising.com)
Spyblocs/eBlocs.com (eblocs.com)
SpyDeleter (spydeleter.com/209.50.251.182)
SpyEliminator (securetactics.com) -- dead?
SpyFerret (onlinepcfix.com) -- also Lop Uninstaller, Xupiter Uninstaller
SpyGone (spygone.com) -- SpyBot S&D ripoff
SpyHunter (enigmasoftwaregroup.com\spywareremove.com\spybot-spyware.com\
SpyKiller (spy-killer.com/maxionsoftware.com/spykiller.com/spykillerdownload.com/
SpyKillerPro (spykillerpro.com)
Spyware Annihilator (solidlabs.com)
SpywareBeGone (spywarebegone.com\freespywarescan.org)
SpywareCleaner (»xxx.checkforspyware.com/ - »xxx.spw2a.com/sc/)
SpywareCrusher (spywarecrusher.com)
SpywareInfoooo.com
SpywareKilla (spywarekilla.com)
SpywareNuker (spywarenuker.com/trekblue.com/trekdata.com/spyware-killer.com/
SpywareRemover (spy-ware-remover.com/spywareremover.com)
SpywareThis (spywarethis.com)
SpywareZapper (spywarezapper.com) -- looks like it may be TZ Spyware Adware Remover
SpyWiper (mailwiper.com)
ssppyy pro (ssppyy.com)
TZ Spyware Adware Remover (trackzapper.com)
VBouncer/AdDestroyer (spywarelabs.com/virtualbouncer.com)
Warnet (warnet.com)
XoftSpy (download-spybot.com/paretologic.com/downloadspybot.com/no-spybot.com) - this may be a SpyHunter clone
ZeroSpyware (zerospyware.com/zeroads.com)


Suspect
Spyware X Terminator
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post #2 of 37
6/12/04 at 11:25am
Quote:
Originally Posted by booga
I found this at another site.

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The following programs are not recommended because they install spyware
themselves, just aren't any good at fixing spyware, or somewhere in between.


AdProtector
AdwareHunter (adwarehunter.com/browser-page.com)
AdWareRemoverGold (adwareremovergold.com)
BPS Spyware & Adware Remover (bulletproofsoft.com) -- AdAware knockoff,
InternetAntiSpy (internetantispy.com)
NoAdware (noadware.net/netpalnow.com)
Online PC-Fix SpyFerret
PurityScan (purityscan.com/puritysweep.com)
Real AdWareRemoverGold (adwareremovergold.com/sg08.biz)
Spybouncer (spybouncer.com)
SpyAssault (spyassault.com)
SpyBan (spyban.net) -- noadware clone
SpyBlast (spyblast.com/advertising.com)
Spyblocs/eBlocs.com (eblocs.com)
SpyDeleter (spydeleter.com/209.50.251.182)
SpyEliminator (securetactics.com) -- dead?
SpyFerret (onlinepcfix.com) -- also Lop Uninstaller, Xupiter Uninstaller
SpyGone (spygone.com) -- SpyBot S&D ripoff
SpyHunter (enigmasoftwaregroup.com\spywareremove.com\spybot-spyware.com\
SpyKiller (spy-killer.com/maxionsoftware.com/spykiller.com/spykillerdownload.com/
SpyKillerPro (spykillerpro.com)
Spyware Annihilator (solidlabs.com)
SpywareBeGone (spywarebegone.com\freespywarescan.org)
SpywareCleaner (»xxx.checkforspyware.com/ - »xxx.spw2a.com/sc/)
SpywareCrusher (spywarecrusher.com)
SpywareInfoooo.com
SpywareKilla (spywarekilla.com)
SpywareNuker (spywarenuker.com/trekblue.com/trekdata.com/spyware-killer.com/
SpywareRemover (spy-ware-remover.com/spywareremover.com)
SpywareThis (spywarethis.com)
SpywareZapper (spywarezapper.com) -- looks like it may be TZ Spyware Adware Remover
SpyWiper (mailwiper.com)
ssppyy pro (ssppyy.com)
TZ Spyware Adware Remover (trackzapper.com)
VBouncer/AdDestroyer (spywarelabs.com/virtualbouncer.com)
Warnet (warnet.com)
XoftSpy (download-spybot.com/paretologic.com/downloadspybot.com/no-spybot.com) - this may be a SpyHunter clone
ZeroSpyware (zerospyware.com/zeroads.com)


Suspect
Spyware X Terminator

ad-aware and spybot S & D are the only way to go
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post #3 of 37
6/12/04 at 12:07pm
IAWTP^^

btw...great post Booga.

-Craig
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post #4 of 37
6/12/04 at 2:55pm
Thread Starter 
Nothing worst than to find a friends computer with 8 spyware programs running, 3 toolbars, and 5 pop-up every time a web page is displayed. I begin to do the clean up, and they tell me "I tried fixing it myself by downloading programs to remove it". I ask what programs, but they can't remember, and it is inot in add/remove programs. where did you get the program? "I clicked on this link in one of the pop-ups."

Spyware industry, and I feel that it already is an industry is getting aggressive with their tactics.
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post #5 of 37
6/12/04 at 3:07pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by booga
Nothing worst than to find a friends computer with 8 spyware programs running, 3 toolbars, and 5 pop-up every time a web page is displayed. I begin to do the clean up, and they tell me "I tried fixing it myself by downloading programs to remove it". I ask what programs, but they can't remember, and it is inot in add/remove programs. where did you get the program? "I clicked on this link in one of the pop-ups."

Spyware industry, and I feel that it already is an industry is getting aggressive with their tactics.
i would consider 1/2 of them viruses, not spyware... since they cause malicous things... such as eating up system resources.
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post #6 of 37
6/12/04 at 4:56pm
spyware blaster ive found is pretty good as well, although it doesnt remove spyware, it blocks nearly 3000 different spyware programs from downloading to your computer. Ive found that it reduces my weekly finds from about 15 down to 0-1. www.javacoolsoftware.com
And no spyware inside either!!
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post #7 of 37
6/12/04 at 6:21pm
spysweeper is good too, i did not see it on the list... it usually finds a program or two that adaware and spybot missed.
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post #8 of 37
6/14/04 at 4:47pm
Thread Starter 
Something to add to the thread

http://www.aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
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post #9 of 37
6/23/04 at 9:54pm
Ad Aware
Spybot
Spyware Blaster
Pest Patrol

No computer should be without those programs

eAnthology should be on that list of bad programs
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post #10 of 37
6/23/04 at 10:44pm
I have SpyHunter and it catches EVERYTHING never had a problem with it
my freind has Search and Destroy and my program found things that it didnt
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post #11 of 37
6/23/04 at 10:46pm
SpyHunter is cool. I remember playing it back in the day. Did you hear they are making a SpyHunter movie staring The Rock?
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post #12 of 37
8/17/04 at 7:54pm
AdDestroyer is also one that should be added to the list. it's an automatic download to your system that puts adware on your system.

Spysweeper works the best IMO.
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post #13 of 37
8/17/04 at 8:45pm
spysweeper = resourse stealer.

Cannot go wrong with.

Spybot Search & Destroy
Spyware Blaster
Spyware Guard

www.javacoolsoftware.com
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post #14 of 37
8/17/04 at 11:02pm
aren't they in the process of making a law about "spyware"

I remember about a year ago spyware wasn't a common word, if it at all existed. Now even people who know nothing about computers know the term "spyware"

It's out of hand
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post #15 of 37
8/17/04 at 11:08pm
Its going the same way Spam went.

spyware alone isnt dangerouse. Its the computer users being told its dangerouse. Even spyware scanners they pick up cookies!!?! a cookie CANNOT be spyware.

spyware also cannot damage your pc it can slow it down and cause it to error but unlike a virus once its gone your system goes back to normal.
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post #16 of 37
8/17/04 at 11:10pm
Thread Starter 
Pass a bill to castrate the programmer who made it.

Print out all the lines of code and make the programmer eat it.

Lets see what pops up after that!
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post #17 of 37
9/12/04 at 3:23am
untrue.
I work in a computer repair shop, and the most common cause for people bringing their machines in is spyware. Spyware can not only steal system resourses, but corrupt your winsock files, and make it impossible for you to browse the internet. Spybot WAS an awesome program, not only did it remove but it BLOCKED thousands of bad products. but the college kid who wrote it, isnt making updates for it anymore, or the automatic update feature is broken, so we use ad-aware and that seems to work just fine. the new version of ad-aware even fixes some browser hijacks, where your home page is changed without your permission.
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post #18 of 37
9/12/04 at 10:19am
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Originally Posted by ulermacleod
untrue.
I work in a computer repair shop, and the most common cause for people bringing their machines in is spyware. Spyware can not only steal system resourses, but corrupt your winsock files, and make it impossible for you to browse the internet. Spybot WAS an awesome program, not only did it remove but it BLOCKED thousands of bad products. but the college kid who wrote it, isnt making updates for it anymore, or the automatic update feature is broken, so we use ad-aware and that seems to work just fine. the new version of ad-aware even fixes some browser hijacks, where your home page is changed without your permission.

my spybot seems to update just fine?
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post #19 of 37
9/12/04 at 2:49pm
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Originally Posted by Devion
Its going the same way Spam went.

spyware alone isnt dangerouse. Its the computer users being told its dangerouse. Even spyware scanners they pick up cookies!!?! a cookie CANNOT be spyware.

spyware also cannot damage your pc it can slow it down and cause it to error but unlike a virus once its gone your system goes back to normal.
Dude, I work on spyware infected computers all the time. No they do not damage the system, but there are some nasty ones like VX2 out there that burrow into windows and are a pain in the a** to get rid of. If you don't dig deep into windows and remove every trace of it, it re installs itself after the system is rebooted.
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post #20 of 37
9/12/04 at 6:57pm
I stand corrected. I just downloaded the latest version of spybot, and it updates just fine. I had an older version before and updates were always sluggish, and depended on if there was bandwidth available on his update server. It was not working for the longest time, so I quit using it. Good to see it's up and running again, Spybot is an awesome program. It has blocking, AND scheduling, all in a FREE tool!
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