Pop-ups ?!?!?!?!?!?!?

[nintendodork]

ALL of my stuff?  Good luck

[turbo D]

People still get pop-ups? haha. I'll recommend you a solid prog; Lavasoft Ad-Aware. It is a free adware remover that just works. I've been using it for years. Programmed in Sweden! I can only imagine how you got the adware in the first place; trying to find free pr0n. haha. That's how I used to get em'. If you want free pr0n, google tube8 or pornotube. Those should be safe. However, users of ie never seem to be safe!

[Doc]

It's not just from pr0n, I've gotten adware from other places, including -- of all things -- a video game website, years ago.

Ad-Aware is good, but there are certain things it still doesn't think pick up, for some reason. I think the best are:
Spybot
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware

[133MHz]

I once got the latest malware exploit by looking for electronics schematics!

[PatMan33]

I've had problems with Ad-Aware too. Sometimes it works and sometimes it just sits there and wastes my time. Whatever the case I don't use it anymore.

[Jedi Master Baiter]

Malwarebytes Anti-Malware

Are you sure? I think Malwarebyte is junk.  Do a full scan with that program, then rescan again right after & tell me how many viruses it picks up both times.

[nintendodork]

Yeah, I think we went over this before...and I remember that Jedi was very angry about it

[UglyJoe]

Using multiple scanners is the best method.  MajorGeeks* recommends scanning with SUPERAntiSpyware, Spybot - Search & Destroy, and then Malwarebytes Anti-Malware.  They also recommend combofix.exe, which I've never used but looks pretty neat.

When I go to clean computers, I usually use Spybot first and see if that cleans things up.  If it doesn't, I move on to Malwarebytes (which has caught things that Spybot missed).  I've never had to use SUPERAntiSpyware, but I keep it on my thumb drive just in case I run out of ideas.  Hijackthis is also great if you know what to look for.

* http://forums.majorgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=35407

[Doc]

I used to have problems with the adware called "Command Service." For some reason, certain adware scanners are only able to get rid of certain things. So UglyJoe is completely right, it's best to experiement with one scanner at a time. Malwarebytes took out some of Command Service, Spybot did nothing, and SUPERantispyware completely got rid of it.

I've used ComboFix before, it's a great program for getting rid of hard to find and obscure viruses that are hidden deep in your files and registry. It's a VERY powerful tool, though. They aren't kidding with those many warnings that they place on the official website. But, it's definitely one of the strongest out there.

Hijackthis is essential to me, because it can help figure out what kind of malicious malware we're dealing with. Most sites that I've found that help people deal with malware, ALWAYS ask that you post a Hijackthis log first before anything else.

[Mindfreak]

Well...I ran Spybot Search and Destroy

and I had a BUNCH of stuff wrong....

but it's all ok now 

no pop-ups, my machine is running ALOT faster...

Thanks you guys...I would not have known what to do without you!!!

[Pikkon]

One of the best Anti Virus programs is Nod32,it has a 30 free trail.
It saved my PC from reinstalling Windows,so give it a try.


Also I good program to get rid of a bunch of junk files is called CleanUp!

[Trium Shockwave]

OK, here's the problem. Popping ads in your face is only one goal of modern spyware and viruses. It's not even the main goal. The main goal is to put an undetected trojan on your system to forward spam or take part in distributed attacks against websites. And they can very well make it undetected by modifying the OS, even all the way down to the kernel, so that it will hide it. The trojan's files won't be listed in any directories, the trojan's processes won't be reported in any process viewer. So how do you find it? You can run every anti-spyware/anti-virus/anti-whatever in on the Internet and get rid of your visible symptoms, but you can never be sure of what's still lurking around. The sad truth is that once a system is compromised, you can never trust it again. This isn't even a technical question, it's about the inability to prove a negative. Once a system is compromised, you can never prove it isn't still compromised unless you format and reinstall. So, my advice, is to back up your data (you should be doing that anyway) and format the drive. Once you reinstall a clean OS, you are now sure it's safe. It only takes about an hour to reinstall the OS too, which is much better than the days it would take you to clean it up.

Also, for the love of god, get Firefox. Using IE is like bending over and dropping your pants to the Internet.

[PatMan33]

Don't forget to use CCleaner!

[FamicomFreak]

One of the best Anti Virus programs is Nod32,it has a 30 free trail.
It saved my PC from reinstalling Windows,so give it a try.


Also I good program to get rid of a bunch of junk files is called CleanUp!

I use that anti virus in my laptop but on my desktop I use the free anti vir.