How much does it cost to remove spyware from my computer??

Question

dell told me it would cost ******* 150 to 200 bucks !@!!!! WHAT T H E ****!...........

Answer 1

$0.00

All of the below programs are Free...it just takes time and patience to do a thorough cleaning of your system

First do an ONLINE SCAN  - Kaspersky is the best one and works well..

just be patient - it takes a long time to download the virus definitions and do the scan...

http://www.kaspersky.com/virusscanner

Prior to doing an ONLINE SCAN it's a good idea to clean up all your temp files and internet history and cookies:

Use ATF Cleaner, Clean-up (links below) or Disk Cleanup to do this: (disk cleanup = program files> accessories> disk Cleanup)

After the ONLINE SCAN is complete download the following programs and do further scans:

(each different program cannot detect all the problems, it is wise to run several)

FOR VIRUSES, MALWARE and TROJANS =

1. Malwarebytes

http://www.malwarebytes.org/

2. Super AntiSpyware Free Edition

http://www.superantispyware.com/download...

FOR ADWARE,  SPAM and COOKIES =

3. Spybot Search and Destroy:

http://www.safer-networking.org/en/mirro...

4 Lavasoft Adaware

http://www.download.com/Ad-Aware-SE-Pers...

To CLEAN OUT all your temp files/internet history/cookies and other junk =

ATF Cleaner (choose the option of 'select all')

http://www.softpedia.com/get/Security/Se...

or CLEAN UP

http://www.stevengould.org/index.php?Ite...

you should also consider keeping MOZILLA FIREFOX as your browser as it is much more secure than IE

http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/

then you should get a good ANTIVIRUS if you dont already have one

AVIRA ANTIVIR is the best free one on the market ...

if you already have an antivirus and your happy with it - keep it - don't use more than one antivirus

AVIRA ANTIVIR:

http://www.softpedia.com/get/Antivirus/A...

best of luck

All of the above programs work extremely well.

if you have a severe problem you shouldn't try and tackle it yourself, there are many TECH SITES

that offer expert tech help (free, but if they help you, you should consider donating to the cause)

an extremely good one is WHAT THE TECH FORUMS:

http://www.whatthetech.com/

There are other powerful programs out there that also eliminate viruses and trojans but shouldn't be used

without the guidance of an expert user (on a Tech Forum) such as SD FIX and HIGHJACK THIS...so be careful.

Safe Surfing

Answer 2

$150.00 to $200.00 if you use DELL. Good luck

Answer 3

Spyware is software that sends your personal information to a third party without your permission or knowledge. This can include information about Web sites you visit or something more sensitive like your user name and password.  Try  http://computer-probs.blogspot.com/  to get  solution for all problems.

Answer 4

well you can do it for free.

download spybot.

http://www.download.com/Spybot-Search-De...

install it, then update it, then run a full scan.

after that download CCleaner

http://www.ccleaner.com/download

then scan.

the best things in life are free!

Answer 5

Check this out... I used it a few years ago and I am glad I did.

http://www.themeekermall.com/antispamass...

It's FREE. Hope this helps.

Answer 6

Nothing normally, theres plenty of free spyware removers like SuperAntispyware, they just want to make easy money.

SuperAntispyware: http://www.download.com/SUPERAntiSpyware...

Answer 7

If you do it yourself it costs nothing but time.

You will need anti virus and anti spyware. I reccommend you download and install these (if you have an antivirus DO NOT install another one)

http://www.download.com/Avast-Home-Editi...

http://www.download.com/Spyware-Terminat...

Restart your computer and before Windows start press F8 key and choose Safe Mode then scan your computer for virus's and spyware.

You should go here to learn about cleaning junk from your computer to make it run faster.

http://forums.majorgeeks.com/showthread....