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echo: nthelp
to: Glenn Meadows
from: Geo
date: 2005-01-13 19:06:44
subject: Re: Best freeware tools for removing viruses, adware, and other junk?

From: "Geo" 

I have it installed too, I just don't use it as much as crazybrowser
because it takes longer to start up.

Geo.

"Glenn Meadows"  wrote in message
news:41e680e3$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> On the Crazy Browser side, I've switched to Maxthon, and have virtually no
> popups showing up, and it blocks 90% of the ads on websites as well, even
> the flash ones.  Same tabbed approach that Crazy had/has, ala firefox.
It's
> MY new browser of choice.
>
> --
> Glenn M.
>
>
> "Geo"  wrote in message
news:41e5df6e$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> > besides what /m said, spybot search and destroy
> > http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html is good for
> removing
> > adware
> >
> > stinger for removing the most common virus
http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/
> >
> > AVG free antivirus http://free.grisoft.com/freeweb.php/doc/2/ (free to
> home
> > users)
> >
> > sygate free firewall http://smb.sygate.com/download_buy.htm (again free
> for
> > home users)
> >
> > and I like crazybrowser for blocking popups and somewhat locking down IE
> > although some popups still come thru http://www.nls.net/dloads/crazy.exe
> >
> > Geo.
> >
> > "Randall Parker"

> wrote
> > in message news:41e5bacc$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> > > I've seen people mention free stuff for checking and removing all the
> > nasties that
> > > get onto machines. I'd like to collect a comprehensive list and send
it
> to
> > friends.
> > > Anyone want to recommend freeware machine checking tools?
> >
> >
>
>

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