If your PC is already infested with spyware and adware, resist the temptation to succumb to impulse buys of anti-spyware products that you see on the Net, esp. those included in the "rogue/suspect" list on this page or advertised on Google. Instead, you can get help online from a corps of savvy volunteers who specialize in busting spyware.
To get help with a spyware infestation:
1.Clean your PC as best you can
Download and run one (or all) of these free anti-spyware scanners and remove whatever spyware and adware it finds.
Ad-aware Personal Edition AVG Anti-Spyware Windows Defender
Spybot Search & Destroy SUPERAntiSpyware
You should also scan and clean your computer with whatever anti-virus program you happen to have installed on your computer. If you don't have an anti-virus program, you can scan your computer with one of these online anti-virus scanners:
BitDefender ScanOnline Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool ewido online scan Command on Demand Panda ActiveScan Trend Micro Anti-Spyware for the Web
eTrust AntiVirus Web Scanner Trend Micro HouseCall (ActiveX)
McAfee FreeScan Trend Micro HouseCall (Java)
... or download and run one of these free standalone virus removal tools:
avast! Virus Cleaner
Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool
Dr.Web CureIt!
AVG vcleaner
Panda PQRemove
McAfee AVERT Stinger
2. Visit a spyware removal forum
Once you've cleaned your PC as best you can, visit one of the following spyware removal forums:
SpywareInfo Spybot S&D
Aumha SpywareBeware
Bleeping Computer Spyware Warrior
CastleCops Tech Support Guy
Cexx.org TomCoyote
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