List your Anti Virus/Spyware arsenel.

[Messerschmitt Man]

SpyRemover
Spybot
Ad-Aware
AVG
smitRem

Online Scanning

http://www.kaspersky.com/scanforvirus (online virus scanning (prevention))

http://www.pandasoftware.com/products/activescan?NRMODE=Published&NRORIGINALURL=%2factivescan%2f&NRNODEGUID=%7b3B202047-35D4-4DA2-B310-B1DBEC2971F2%7d&NRCACHEHINT=Guest

http://housecall.trendmicro.com/

Mozilla (web browser)

When the need arises I post a "HijackThis" log at http://help.lockergnome.com/index.php?showforum=48 A professional there analises the log to see if any malicious objects are running.

Anti virus/spyware bible page.

http://www.greyknight17.com/spyware.htm#prevent

[TAP-A343]

I'm using Norton AntiVirus 2003 with update subscription, Ad-Aware SE and Spybot.

No worries here so far.

Cheers.

[BA747-436]

My Norton AV keeps finding "GSAinst.exe Adware.GameSpyArcade" When i select delete it shows that the delete request has failed. Pissing anoying. Any ideas?

[TAP-A343]

My Norton AV keeps finding "GSAinst.exe Adware.GameSpyArcade" When i select delete it shows that the delete request has failed. Pissing anoying. Any ideas?

The Norton AntiVirus usually is unable to delete adware or spyware. Try using Spybot or Ad-Aware.

Cheers.

[Messerschmitt Man]

My Norton AV keeps finding "GSAinst.exe Adware.GameSpyArcade" When i select delete it shows that the delete request has failed. Pissing anoying. Any ideas?

There is a free program called MoveOnBoot. "It allows you to copy, move or delete files on the next system boot. This can come handy if you need to replace or delete files that are locked by other applications, loaded into memory or cannot be changed until next system boot."

http://www.snapfiles.com/get/moveonboot.html

"GSAinst.exe Adware.GameSpyArcade" is safe, well at least the "GSAinst.exe" part (according to http://www.spywaredata.com/spyware/m...sainst.exe.php)

I haven't used MoveOnBoot myself, I was recommended it incase I had a stubborn file. I'm guessing you just find the file(s) on your system then let moveonboot do the rest.

[BA747-436]

Ad-Aware wouldnt pick it up at all, Norton won't delete it so i just found it myself and chucked in the recycling bin. I think its got something to do with the game "Rise of Nations". If the game no longer works. Balls to it i'll re-install, doesnt really bother me.

[timb]

NOD32 is very good.

[Messerschmitt Man]

The Norton AntiVirus usually is unable to delete adware or spyware. Try using Spybot or Ad-Aware.

Cheers.

That's right. BA747-436 I suggest you try both of these before using MoveOnBoot. Remember to update both before the first scan. With Ad-aware I'd visit http://rstones12.geekstogo.com/adawareSE_setup.htm to configure the program. Also it's a good idea to use Ad-aware and other similar programs occasionally in safe mode (press F8 repeatedly during start up). Safe mode can pick up nasties that normal mode misses.

Norton won't delete it so i just found it myself and chucked in the recycling bin.

Problem solved then. I was under the impression the file was difficult to work with, obviously not.

[G-DALE]

* Norton Internet Security
* Ad-Aware
* Spybot Search & Destroy
* Spyware Doctor

...and all of them are friggin' useless Well, apart from Norton anyway.

[srbmod]

AVG Free
Microsoft Antispyware
Plus I run some of the online stuff my ISP offers.

[Crism]

Best of the Best:

Norton Antivirus 2005
Spybot Search and Destroy
Ad-Aware SE Professional
CCleaner (for Temporary Internet Files and removal of crap...I DEFINITELY recommend this)
BPS Spyware & Adware Remover - this thing saved my computer once!

[Genessee]

I use AVG (Free Edition), Ad-Aware, Sygate software firewall (just so I know what is trying to connect to the internet and when), and I just left the WindowsXP firewall on by default. I also have a HotBrick VPN800/2 hardware firewall/traffic director. The most used application would be common sense though

[DAL767-400ER]

AVG
Mozilla Firefox, with some useful extensions like Adblock of course
CCleaner
Used to have Norton

[JordanD]

Last year my computer was wiped out by a virus. That was before we really took it seriously. It even made it to where we couldn't open up a cd burning program to backup stuff. Now we have Adaware, spybot, and a ZoneLabs firewall. No problems so far, which is surprising, considering all the downloads.

[Chris@YYZ]

Symantec Anti-Virus
Ad-Aware
The Windows Firewall