i just ran my 1st spyware scanner on this pc just re formated it 2 days ago and it has 124 files i did it with spy doctor but this said it can only delete these if i purchase it and not on the free version is there any other way to delete them also i am running spydoctor avg anti virus and filsecab firewall are these the best that are free and do i need to run anything els....

Thanks much appresiated

You can try one of these:


Spybot: Search And Destroy:


1.Download the new version (1.4) of 'Spybot: Search And Destroy'.

2. Install it according to the instructions in 'How To Setup Spybot SD'.

3. Next, 'Search for Updates' as the definitions are not likely to be up-to-date.

4. Close ALL windows except Spybot SD.

5. Click the "Check for Problems" button.

6. Click 'Fix Selected Problems' and fix only the RED items.

7. REBOOT to finish removing what Spybot SD found and clear memory.


Ad-Aware SE by Lavasoft:

1. Download 'Ad-Aware SE'.

2. Install according to the instructions in? "How To Setup Ad-Aware SE"

3. Next, 'Check for Updates' by clicking on the 'world globe' second from the right at the top of your Ad-Aware SE window.

4. Install the updates.

5. Close ALL windows except Ad-Aware SE.

6. Click on 'Start' and choose 'full scan' for a full scan.

7. Quarantine anything that it finds and SAVE the log file.

8.REBOOT to finish removing what Ad-Aware SE found and clear memory.



Please download ewido Security Suite

• Install ewido security suite
• When installing, under "Additional Options" uncheck "Install background guard" and "Install scan via context menu."
• Launch ewido, there should be a big "E" icon on your desktop, double-click it.
• The program will prompt you to update click the "OK" button
• The program will now go to the main screen
  
  You will need to update ewido to the latest definition files.
  
• On the left hand side of the main screen click update
• Click on Start
  
  The update will start and a progress bar will show the updates being installed.? After the updates are installed, exit ewido.
  
  Once the updates are installed do the following:
  
• If you have an "always on" connection to the internet, physically disconnect that connection until you are finished with Safe Mode and have rebooted back into normal mode.
  
• Reboot into Safe Mode, you can do this by restarting your computer, then contiunally tapping F8 until a menu appears. Use your up arrow key to highlight Safe Mode, then hit enter. Then, run ewido.
  
• Close all open windows/programs/folders.? Have nothing else open while ewido performs its scan!
  
• Click on scanner
• Click on Settings
  • Under "How to scan" all boxes should be selected
  • Under "Possibly unwanted software" all boxes should be selected
  • Under "What to scan" select scan every file
  • Click OK
• Click on Complete system scan
• Let the program scan the machine
  

it could just be finding a bunch of IE temp tracking cookies.. Download cleaup in my sig and run it.. and do as Joe suggested