Can anybody recommend a Spyware checker

Norton security suite has allowed it onto my computer and my paypal password must have been found as i am £80 worse off

Windows defender was installed, and i have it doing a full scan but want to know if there is anything better

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I know spyware terminator...really good - Specially made for Spyware

Its in freeware version: http://www.stahuj.centrum.cz/utility_a_ost...=2.1.1.314 RANGE ROVER, MORE THAN A CAR, LESS THAN A KITKAT

I run Spyware Doctor and Spybot, both are very good and came as recommendations from members on RRSport.co.uk a couple of years ago. If you subscribe (I do) then they both do automatic updates every couple of days.

Spybot Search and Destroy - http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html
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Spybot's pretty good as is AdAware - but in my experience there's no one tool that does everything excellently so worth having a couple of spyware tools on hand. Personally, I use Norton AV (corporate edition, which I appreciate not everyone will be able to get their hands on), Windows Defender (which seems to pick up a fair amount of stuff) and then use Spybot for adhoc scans. I haven't suffered a compromise in years. 

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shmoogle wrote:

Spybot's pretty good as is AdAware - but in my experience there's no one tool that does everything excellently so worth having a couple of spyware tools on hand. Personally, I use Norton AV (corporate edition, which I appreciate not everyone will be able to get their hands on), Windows Defender (which seems to pick up a fair amount of stuff) and then use Spybot for adhoc scans. I haven't suffered a compromise in years.

I have the Norton Internet Security Suite running at full wack, I also have Windows defender, both of these picked up nothing after 4 hours a full scans

spyware terminator as recomended above found 407 , but everything was 1* with one 2* threat which looked to be some sort of websearch toolbar.

Deleted them all anyway

If people didn't have to install all these search toolbars and browser plugins, half the picked up threats would go away anyway. One of the reasons my PCs and laptops are all so clean is that I don't install crap or visit dodgy sites (well apart from this one obviously). 

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do i get the same protection from norton/defender if i use Firefox, (which i do)

or should i revert back to IE

Not sure tbh, I've never really used FF in anger....  

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I use AVG and find it totally satisfactory for Antivirus, Antispam, Firewall, Antispyware, Resident Shield - everything you need in fact.
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Maverick wrote:

Probably worth trying McAfee!

Advice from Mav on anti virus stuff!!!!

Check out his experiences on the main site http://www.disco3.co.uk/forum/topic20763.html?highlight=gereral

Hi Mav, see you're hiding out here, don't you have exams or something

Advise from other people!

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