why does the zx site say i last visited at 21.11 when i keep signing off after this time signing back on and logging back onto the site, also ive got spyware probs how does this happen (sorry for simple qeustion but i aint to clever at this pc lark)

spyware is a bummer.Takes up space on your computer and slows it down sending your information back n forth.

 

It'll be all them porn sites mate ;)

 

Trick is to run two removers at once then start in safe mode...run them again a few times to be sure.I used "spyware Doctor" to stop the programmes re-installing and removed them with "AVG7" and "lavasoft"ad-aware...(NOT adware or other imitations that have spyware on them!!!)

If that all fails then place laptop in dustbin lorry crusher and heypresto...spyware gone

ssshh dont say its the porn i told ourlass i only got eyes for her, but will try that also thought of buying a new harddrive?

Try a search for a product called ad-aware SE, download it and run it, its free, and you'll be amazed at how much crap youve got on there. Delete it all and you'll find your pc is a lot faster, Its eazy, It must be coz i can do it and i know fook all about computers

you can download free programmes to completely erase the harddrive but it litterally wipes your drive clean.

you have to format the drive again and re-install every single bit of software onit.

obviously not reccommended :slap:

 

try spybot or pc doctor and avg7 and microsofts beta programme.

 

worked for me :nana2:

SpyBot Search&Destroy 1.3 :-

 

http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html

 

Microsoft Beta Programme :-

 

http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx

 

SpyWare Doctor :-

 

https://www.pctools.com/spyware-doctor/

 

LavaSoft Ad-Aware (beware of imitations) :-

 

http://www.lavasoft.com/

lavasoft rocks .. personally I re-format my hard drive every 3 months or so .. but I am a bit strange you know ... LOL

Here's what I do. Hope it helps. I think everybody else has already covered virtually all of this anyway:

 

- Use Firefox 1.0.3 as my web browser (http://www.mozilla.org) rather than IE. That'll hinder the ability of a lot of spyware to install itself in the first place (note that it won't completely stop all spyware as some is now targetting FF but it's still way better than IE).

- Run Norton Internet Security Professional with the firewall turned on (but you can use the Windows firewall). In any event make sure you're running some decent up to date anti-virus software: the boundary between viruses / trojans and spyware is becoming increasingly blurred.

- Run Lavasoft Ad-Aware and Spybot Search & Destroy (the website looks rubbish but it's really a great tool).

- As a last step we've got broadband with a wireless router. I don't use the wireless access myself because it's a bit temperamental but I've got all the encryption turned on (only WEP but better than nothing). More importantly I've configured the router to act as a simple hardware firewall that'll keep a lot of stuff out. Again, it's not 100% but it's another barrier in the line of defences to slow all this crud down.

 

Having said all of that the kicker if you don't play games and you know what you're doing with computers is to ditch Windows entirely and install Linux or buy a Mac with Mac OS X Tiger installed. And that's it: no more spyware and virtually no viruses... and even if you do get infected they can't do much damage anyway because of the way the systems work. Absolutely marvellous: the only reasons I haven't done this are (i) I play too many games, and (ii) I'm a software developer writing stuff to run on Windows and sometimes I need to work from home.