List your Anti Virus/Spyware arsenel.

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

[G-DALE]

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

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

[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.

[timb]

NOD32 is very good.

[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.

[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.

[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.

[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]

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

No worries here so far.

Cheers.

[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