Guide | How To Make it stop! How to cleanse your PC of unwanted adware (and ‘badware’)

[Venustus]

Every day, there are 100,000 new variants of malware detected around the world, according to security expert Graham Clulely, writing for We Live Security.

‘Adware’, software which delivers unwanted adverts, might seem among the least threatening – after all, we’re bombarded with adverts as soon as we log on, and legitimate companies constantly harass us to install their toolbars, or make their page our home page.

More here:
http://www.welivesecurity.com/2014/...o-rid-your-pc-of-unwanted-adware-and-badware/

 

[Gnosis]

AdwCleaner seems to be a good step in this direction as far as an on-demand option goes.
http://www.softpedia.com/progDownload/AdwCleaner-Download-212632.html
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/download/adwcleaner/dl/125/

 

[Venustus]

Yes Adw is a good tool!

 

[Gnosis]

HijackThis! is a good way to see what is going on too. It is a useful complement to AdwCleaner.
http://www.filehippo.com/download_hijackthis/download/977401f430f892662f302243ff61e113/

Matt Rizos still uses this one. He is up to his neck in malware/grayware/adware every day in the St. Louis area. In HijackThis! there is also a way to restore the line items that you remove if you mess up. A good way to start is to check the boxes of what you know to be safe line items and go from there. It is a good way to tackle frivolous BHO's.

 

[Venustus]

Yeah I certainly like Matt's reviews!