# Adware/spyware finder/removers?

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/adware-spyware-finder-removers/49709>\
**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\
**Created:** [June 8, 2008, 1:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/adware-spyware-finder-removers/49709 "2008-06-08T13:20:02Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Resurrected\_J](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Resurrected\_J](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Resurrected_J)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2008, 1:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/adware-spyware-finder-removers/49709/1 "2008-06-08T13:20:02Z")

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ok guys computer running slow and i was wonderin what programs you guys use to remove adware and/or spyware from ur computer. any help is much appreciated. thanks guys

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**Author:** ![Poose22](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/poose22/32/7252_2.png) [@Poose22](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Poose22)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2008, 1:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/adware-spyware-finder-removers/49709/2 "2008-06-08T13:23:36Z")

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ad-aware  
spybot search and destroy  
hijackthis (only if you know what you’re doing)

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**Author:** ![Tunerfreak](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tunerfreak/32/7427_2.png) [@Tunerfreak](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Tunerfreak)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2008, 1:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/adware-spyware-finder-removers/49709/3 "2008-06-08T13:42:16Z")

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avg anti-spyware

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**Author:** ![deebo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/deebo/32/5218_2.png) [@deebo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/deebo)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2008, 1:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/adware-spyware-finder-removers/49709/4 "2008-06-08T13:50:09Z")

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spybot search and destroy

windows live one care

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**Author:** ![Resurrected\_J](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Resurrected\_J](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Resurrected_J)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2008, 2:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/adware-spyware-finder-removers/49709/5 "2008-06-08T14:49:23Z")

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well i had 628 infected files, that are now gone- thanks guys 🙂

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**Author:** ![JustinH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc29f/32.png) [@JustinH](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JustinH)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2008, 3:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/adware-spyware-finder-removers/49709/6 "2008-06-08T15:28:11Z")

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you didn’t get them all.

Once you get rootkitted, you won’t be able to clean it up totally.

Reinstall windows and start from scratch.