Spyware Info Page
There's a growing problem of unwanted software being forced or secretly installed on our computers today that I'm sure a lot of you have experienced. The frustration of trying to get work done and having to continuously close popup ads or worse yet having your browser taken over (hijacked) each time you type in an address or click on a link and taken to some site you didn't request. It's all caused by malware (malicious software) written to force an advertisement in your face, track your browsing habits or worse steal personal information from your computer. To get the lowdown on this whole scam, visit Spyware-Guide.com.
Check out this article in USA TODAY about this annoyance.
Visit Lavasoft and download their free Ad-aware removal tool to get rid of those pesky popups.
SpyBot Search & Destroy - Another great malware removal tool.
Click here to get some really great guidance on securing your PC against browser hijackers and a neat utility called HijackThis. It's a very informative tool for finding those registry entries made by these annoying programs and correcting them. Caution! If you use the HijackThis utility, please follow the directions to post the log created by HijackThis to a spyware forum so an expert can help you determine what needs to be removed. If you remove the wrong registry entry(ies), you can render your computer useless.
Merijn.org - Excellent site to learn about browser hijackers and other spyware and how to get rid of them.
spywareinfo.com - Another good site to get information on the malware situation.
MajorGeeks.com - Visit the download site loaded with spyware removal tools.