Category Archives: Spyware Removal
What to do if your computer is infected with Spyware
in my 8 years in the IT support service field I have seen many computers infected with spyware. I remember one time a young guy brought me a computer for service. he claimed the computer was too slow for him to use. I started my method of no spyware left behind on the computer, and upon running the first scan, … Continue reading
Antivirus Action Spyware Removal
Many people do their holiday shopping online this time of year, and many other people try to monetize on that. in the bad way of course, by putting spyware on computers and make it look like its legit. take a look at this fake alert from this fake antivirus: if you click on the Yes, remove threats button, it will … Continue reading
HDD Plus – Fake Performance Optimization Tool
HDD Plus is a pain in the ass spyware to get rid of. I tried my normal “no spyware left behind” disinfection method, and this leech software was still lingering in the computer registry. but how does it get in the computer in the first place? well, this thing can be gotten from anywhere, malicious websites, Facebook, Google ads, etc. … Continue reading
Remove Virus/Spyware That kill Antivirus/Anti-Spyware Software
As a computer technician I deal with viruses and spyware all the time, some of them are easy to get rid of, and some of them are just a pain in the neck. the other day I got a call from a customer for a virus removal, and after trying to remove the virus for a couple of hours I … Continue reading
Spyware in Facebook Apps
Hi there friends, Lately we’ve been getting a lot of computers infected with spyware at work, and all trails point to facebook apps as the source of such infections. I don’t think all apps at facebook are injected with spyware, but most likely there are quite many. a couple of users that got their computers infected told me they got … Continue reading
Preventing Or Removing Personal Antivirus Scam
please note: if you were fooled to pay 79.99 dollars for this personal antivirus I highly recommend you call your credit card or bank provider to change your bank or card account information. initially these scammers will charge you the 80 dollars for the software, but who knows in the future how many more mysterious transactions you could be surprised with … Continue reading
What’s The Best Spyware Removal Tool ?
In 2005 or 2006 if you asked me which was the the best spyware removal tool I probably would have answered Ad-Adware from Lavasoft. now 3 years later, Lavasoft seems to have lagged behind other competitors and their good piece of software back in 2006 is not that good anymore. I ran a benchmark of Ad-Adware and other current spyware … Continue reading
Antivirus 2009 Spyware Scam
Many computers are getting infected with the annoying spyware called Antivirus 2009. basically this is a scam software that install itself on your computer and then bombard you with pop-ups and alerts like the image below: in the worst case scenario, this spyware will disable the registry, task manager, and any system configuration tools making your efforts of removing the … Continue reading