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You do *not* want SpyBouncer.
It made the list here:
Rogue/Suspect Anti-Spyware Products & Web Sites
http://www.spywarewarrior.com/rogue_anti-spyware.htm
SpyBouncer
spybouncer.com
stingware.com
false positives work as goad to purchase; reported hijacks
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[[Q: Do you have a Free Version of SpyBouncer?
A: SpyBouncer will scan and detect spyware/Adware on your computer.
SpyBouncer will scan all the drives in your system and detect hidden
and dormant spyware. Our Spyware monitor is 100% free, this feature
will stop and delete spyware as it attempts to run on your system. You must purchase
SpyBouncer to remove Spyware/Adware from your drives.]]
http://www.spybouncer.com/faq.asp
What a crock. It's 100% freeuntil you want to use it, then you have
to pay. -----
Visit these sites. 1, 2, 3 and 4 are really good.
Download, install, run, update and run again; one or all. They are
all good, FREE utilities. Make sure you update every program, even
if you just downloaded it. You must have the latest updates.
Without updates, you have a gun without ammo.
Run CWShredder first!!! <<<<<<<<<<<<
1) CWShredder direct download:
http://216.180.233.163/~merijn/files/CWShredder.exe
2) SpywareBlaster
[[SpywareBlaster doesn't scan and clean for spyware - it prevents it
from ever being installed.
The most important step you can take is to secure your system. And
SpywareBlaster is the most powerful protection program available.]]
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
3) Spybot S & D (More for the advanced user)
http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php? lang=en&page=download
4) HijackThis (some other stuff that may be of interest also)
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html
4a) HijackThis (direct download)
http://aumha.org/downloads/hijackthis.zip
5) Bazooka Adware and Spyware Scanner v1.13
http://www.kephyr.com/spywarescanner/index.html? source=appvisit
6) ToolbarCop
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/toolbarcop.htm
7) Ad-aware
http://www.lavasoft.de/support/download/
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MVPS HOSTS file is a free download from:
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/
Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts File
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm
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Problems uninstalling? Here's some advice.
http://www.kephyr.com/spywarescanner/uninstallproblems.ph tml
Additional information & instructions.
A wealth of information here, boys and girls.
THE PARASITE FIGHT QUICK FIX PROTOCOL
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
THE PARASITE FIGHT
Finding, Removing & Protecting Yourself From Scumware
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
Bugs, Glitches & Stuffups
http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/Darnit.htm
Dealing with Unwanted Spyware and Parasites
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
Unexplained computer behavior may be caused by deceptive software
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-
US;827315#appliesto
Spyware and Deceptive Software
http://www.microsoft.com/mscorp/twc/privacy/spyware.mspx? gssnb=1
What you should know about spyware
http://www.microsoft.com/security/articles/spyware.asp
Cleaning Up XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_c.htm#cleanup
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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
In news:6F375D60-19A6-4054-9162- (e-mail address removed),
ticnshe1 <
[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
Ok, I'm having the same problem, where can I get "Spy Bounce". I'd
really appreciate your help. :O) *Belle*
:
I had the 180 search assistant on my laptop.
I tried to remove it using Add/Remove Software. The
Spyware disappeared from the program list, but the search
field appeared in the toolbar after each reboot.
I then ran SpyBot and removed the registry entries and
files that SpyBot had identified. - Still no result.
I then ran AdAware which also removed several Regsitry
entries, cookies and files, but still this Search field
appeared in the toolbar.
I then downloaded Spy Bounce which finally fixed the
problem.
But somehow in these procedures too many files / registry
entries were deleted because the search function stopped
working.
I tried all the tips posted on the MS pages (reinstalling
srchasst.inf, reinstalling Service Pack 1a, ...).
Does anyone have any tip which files / registry entries
are necessary for the Search Companion to work correctly?
You only see the great use of the search companion when
it does not work ;-(
Regards
Jean-Paul
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