| Freeware
is a
great concept. Advertiser supported
software that doesn't cost you anything, but is it really free? All you
have to do is give
your name, address, phone, e-mail, and some other general information.
Not a bad
trade-off, right? But, what if your personal information was also
stored elsewhere on your
hard drive, and transmitted your personal data via the
Internet back to advertisers
in exchange for more advertising? Ah, now is it free or is it spyware
aka adware. Advertising Supported software (adware) is the most common, however some programs (spyware) will spy on your activities as well for market research. Adware is a way for shareware authors to make money from a product, other than by selling it to the users. There are several large media companies Web3000, EverAd, and Aureate, just to name a few, that offer to place banner ads in their products in exchange for a portion of the revenue from banner sales. This way, you don't have to pay for the software and the developers are still getting paid. If you find the banners annoying, there is usually an option to remove them, by paying the regular licensing fee. The problem with Adware is the concept of reporting your Internet surfing habits back home for data collection purposes. If this bothers you, then removing the spyware from your system might be a consideration. Go Hip and Bonzi Buddy don't necessarily tranmit data back home but they are hard to remove Internet programs that seem to find their way onto your hard drive as well, that's why I've included them here. |
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| Reviews of Popular Spyware Removal Programs | Reviews of the latest Microsoft AntiSpyware, Lavasoft Ad-Aware SE Personal, and Spybot Search & Destroy | |
| Essential Tools for Removing Spyware, Adware, and Malware | Links to important tools for removing spyware including programs like CWShredder, OmegaKiller, WTRemover, etc. | |
| Tools for Removing Rootkits | Rootkits are programs that hide from normal removal tools and can cause major damage. Here are a list of removal tools to help with rootkits. | |
| How to Delete an Undeletable File | Tutorial on how to remove an undeleteable file manually and with specific programs | |
| How to Fix Problem Changing Desktop Wallpaper | Spyware or Adware will sometimes not allow you to change your desktop wallpaper, here's a registry change to fix the problem. | |
| How to Remove SmitFraud Variants | How to remove SmitFraud variants like WinAntivirus Pro 2007, AntivirusGolden, VirusRescue, SystemDoctor 2006 , VirusProtectPro and Spylocked, UltimateDefender, UltimateCleaner 2007, and LookSky Trojan issue | |
| SmitRem Tutorial | Tutorial on how to use SmitRem to remove problems like Spyaxe, SpySheriff, Winhound, and others. | |
Free Registry
Cleaner 
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Review and Download of Eusing's Free Registry Cleaner | |
| How to Remove Powered by Zedo popup ads | Removal of popup ads from Powered by Zedo,
Upspiral, cpvfeed.com, searchlocal.ws and more |
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| How to Remove Date Manager | How to Remove Precision Time | |
| How to Remove Speedblaster and MemoryMeter | Two spyware programs distributed by a company called TotalVelocity | |
| How to Remove TheSpyBot | One of the many fake antispyware programs that use scare tactics to force users to purchase it | |
| How to Remove DriveCleaner | Internet file removal program sold using scare tactics | |
| How to Remove GoHip Browser Enhancement | How to Remove Bonzi Buddy | |
| How to Remove Spyaxe, Spy Sheriff, Brave Sentry, etc. | Removal of Spyaxe, Spy Sheriff, Brave Sentry, and other malware associated with the WMF exploit | |
| Search and Destroy Removal Instructions and Help | Another spyware removal program that tricks users into buying it. | |
| How to Enable Task Manager | How to Fix Problem of Task Manager has been disabled by your administrator | |
| How to Disable Windows XP Security Alert Notifications | How to Turn off XP Security Notifications and Balloons | |
| How to Remove Bargain Buddy | Removal of Cashback by Bargain Buddy, Navisearch, and Bullseye Network | |
| How to Remove Zango | Removal of Zango Toolbar and Search Assistant | |
| How to Remove SpamBlockerUtility | Removal of Spam Blocker Utility toolbar and Outlook plugin | |
| How to Remove SurfSideKick | Removal of SurfSideKick and Deluxe Communications (dxcdirect.com) Ads | |
| How to Remove Alfacleaner | Removal of Alfacleaner (WMF exploit hijack) | |
| How to Remove WildTangent | Removal of WildTangent WT Driver program and Control Panel icon. | |
| How to Remove Viewpoint | Removal of Viewpoint Manager, Viewpoint Toolbar, and Viewpoint Media Player add-ons | |
| How to Remove Kazaa 3.0 | Removal of Kazaa 3.0 as well as associated bundled programs including TopSearch, Need2Find Bar, RX Toolbar, AltNet, and other programs. | |
| How to Remove UPDMGR.EXE | Removal of UPDMGR.EXE file associated with EUniverse's KeenValue software. | |
| How to Remove FCADVICE.EXE | Removal of FCADVICE Adware program | |
| Bloodhound.Exploit.6 Information and Removal | Removal of Bloodhound.Exploit.6 virus. | |
| How to Remove WinTools | Removal of WinTools, WToolsA.exe, WToolsS.exe, etc. | |
| How to Remove Starware Toolbar | Removal of Starware Toolbar and associated files | |
| How to Remove Alot Toolbar | Removal of Alot Toolbar and associated files | |
| How to Remove DSO Exploit | What is the DSO Exploit and how to remove it | |
| How to Remove Top Rebates and WebRebates | Removal of Top Rebates LLC software (webrebates.exe) | |
| How to Remove Open Search Web (Lop.com) | Removal of Open Search Web - lop.com and variants | |
| How to Remove IBIS Web Search | Removal of websearch.com from IBIS LLC - including the WinTools installer and Web Security Guard. | |
| How to Remove About:Blank | Removal of About:Blank homepage hijacker | |
| How
to Remove Fun Web Products software My Web Search, Smiley Central, Cursor Mania, Fun Buddy Icons, My Mail Stationery, My Mail Signature, My Mail Stamps, Popular Screensavers, and Webfetti |
Removal of the Fun Web Products software | |
| How to Remove res://random.dll homepage hijacker | Removal of "Only The Best" popup ads and the random.dll homepage hijacker | |
| ErrorNuker program review | Review of program to identify and remove problems with the Windows Registry | |
| How to Remove ZY Web Search | Removal of homepage setting to db105.com | |
| How to Remove Sysupd.exe (TSCash) | Removal of Sysupd.exe and TSCash Dialer | |
| How to Remove Twaintec.dll | Removal of twaintec.dll associated with adware or Spy.BiSpy.C trojan | |
| How to Remove HotBar | Removal of HotBar Add-on for Internet Explorer | |
| How to Remove Smartsearch.ws | Removal of Smartsearch.ws homepage hijacker | |
| How to Remove Maximumsearch.net | Removal of Maximumsearch.net homepage hijacker | |
| How to Remove Dubolom.com | Removal of Dubolom.com homepage hijacker | |
| How to Remove Searchmyrequest.com | Removal of Searchmyrequest.com homepage hijacker | |
| How to Remove Hugesearch.net | Removal of Hugesearch.net homepage hijacker | |
| How to Remove Look2Me | Removal of Look2Me advertising pop ups, etc. | |
| How to Remove Lookfor.cc (res://mshp.dll/index.html) | Removal of Lookfor.cc homepage hijacker also may be known as the IEFEATS.A Trojan virus. | |
| How to Remove NCase | Removal of nCase adware by 180 Solutions | |
| How to Remove FastSearch.cc | Removal of fastsearch.cc homepage hijacker | |
| How to Remove Search-Space.com and Start-Space.com | Removal of Search-Space.com and Start-Space.com homepage hijackers | |
| How to Remove SurferBar | Removal of surferbar.com home page, search engine, and toolbar | |
| How to Remove Global-Finder.com | Removal of Global-finder.com homepage hijacker | |
| How to Remove Globaltoolbar | Removal of Globaltoolbar.com home page, search engine, and toolbar | |
| How to Remove Xzoomy.com | Removal of Xzoomy.com home page and FreeScratchandWin software | |
| How to Remove Xupiter Toolbar | Removal of Xupiter Toolbar and associated spyware | |
| What is the Tilde (~) File that appears on the desktop? | A file with the name ~ appears on your desktop, how did it get there, is it dangerous, and can you delete it? | |
| How to Delete Temporary Internet Files, Cookies, and History files | Temporary internet files, cookies, and history seem to be one of the most common things people want to find out how to delete from their computer. | |
| How to Remove Click2FindNow or I-Lookup | Removal of Click2FindNow or I-Lookup homepage hijackers and Search Toolbar IE add-ons | |
| How to Remove Huntbar and Search Toolbar | Removal of Huntbar.com home page and Search Toolbar IE add-on | |
| People OnPage Information and Removal | Information and Removal of People OnPage Browser Enhancement. A new twist to the online dating game. | |
| Prolivation.com Removal | Information and Removal of Prolivation.com homepage hijacker | |
| SaveNow and NewDotNet Removal | Information and Removal of SaveNow and NewDotNet programs. | |
| Steve Gibson's OptOut Program | Very good free program for checking a system for spyware | |
| LavaSoft's Ad-Aware | Great FREE software program to help in identification and removal of spyware software on your computer. | |
| SpyChecker | A fantastic online database of spyware software. Enter the name of the program and find out if it is spyware or not. | |
| Radiate (formerly Aureate Media) | One of the most well known companies for collecting information. Read their information addressing false rumors and their privacy statement | |
| CookieCentral.com | The Good, Bad, and Ugly of cookies. | |
| SpyBot Search and Destroy | In my opinion, simply the best spyware removal tool available | |
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