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My laptop has a virus and I am a POOR college student...?

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What is the least expensive way to fix my computer? I don't have the recovery disk anymore, so that is out. Geeksquad's lowest price is $199.99 plus tax and that's WAY too expensive. It's so bad that I cant even get to a website.

BTW, it's spyware.

Please let me know! 10 pts. to the BEST answer! I cant wait to see what you guys know out there! Thanks a lot! :)

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Use AdAware ... download the free version... http://www.download.com/Ad-Aware-2008/30...

Also, make sure you install good AntiVirus software... I like www.avast.com ... download the home edition for free...
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Best way is to get a small memory stick, as low as $15.00 for a decient size. Go to university computers. Move the virus software to the stick then use the stick to install the software to the bummed out system. Also use the geeks that are also students.
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There are two really good, completely free antispyware and antivirus softwares. These are avg free home edition and avast! antispyware home edition. Just download one of these (google search it), run a scan, and then it will remove the spyware from your computer. If for some reason that doesn't work, go to microsoft.com and look for the malicious software remover tool and this will allow you to scan and remove any malicious software on your computer (again free).
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First off it isn't that expensive to get a recovery disc from your computer's manufacturer (HP replaced mine for $15). Something you can try, if you can get access to a friend's computer or one of the schools computers and a thumb drive, is a free portable antivirus program called ClamWin Portable. The program will scan for both viruses and spyware as well as delete them (just make sure the program's definitions are up to date). Once your computer is back up and running you might want to look at programs such as AVG, Spybot and other reliable security programs that will prevent future problems.

http://portableapps.com/apps/utilities/c...

http://www.download.com/8301-2007_4-9835...
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Hello From the Tech:

Wow I am glad these peeps have listened to your request....lmao...she cant get onto websites but you give them addresses.

My suggestion is that you go to a friends house and download an antivirus and spyware program onto a computer that can burn onto a disk.

From there you can load it onto yours and see if you can run a scan to delete your problems.

Have a gr8 day,

NightHawk
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Check your firewall history see when the first intrusion was and use system restore in system tools to restore to just before the intrusion.
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Ad Aware personal is free as well as AVG Free, Super Anti Spyware also works great, and so does Spybot Search and Destroy.
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you can always try downloading any anti-virus and use its trial version to temporary protect your computer.
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MM,

Go with FlareHeart's suggestions. Use ALL of the ones she mentioned. Because they are free and because none of them will get everything. BUT, using them all together you can be 99.9% sure of getting it all. Since you cannot get to the web on yours, copy the downloads to a flashdrive from a fellow students PC, then install to yours and run them. Once you get enough cleared to let you access the internet, download any updates and run them again. Best of luck.
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Why not pay the geeksquad 10 points instead ?
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AVG 8.0 Free edition and Spybot Search an Destroy are the best two out I think and so does Flare

AVG is for viruses and also helps with tracking cookies.

Spybot is for spyware and also helps protect your computer from system changes that you don't make.

You can get both of them from www.download.com

They are free and they do work as long as you keep them up to date. If you use a memory stick don't open but save when you dowload them to the memory stick or burn it to a CD.
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www.superantispyware.com.

Download the free version, make sure you update.
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Ask a computer smart kid at school to help you out and pay him back later with like a lunch or something. If your in college, go to a computer teacher, they should be able to help you somewhat or find you some free help.

Also, download Spybot Search and Destroy. Below is the link to download it.

Hope this helps.
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