Argh. Argh argh argh ARGH.

[saxikath]

I hate adware.

I hate, even more, adware that makes my spyware-removing software freeze when trying to remove it.

Anyone know how to get "PurityScan" off my computer? Or, anyone know how to get Spyware Doctor to remove it without freezing?

Grumph.

Comments

[davehogg.livejournal.com]

Does this help?

http://www.spyany.com/program/article_spw_rm_PurityScan.html

[bookwyrm]

I personally reccommend Lavasoft Ad-Aware (www.lavasoft.com) and Spybot Search & Destroy (www.safer-networking.org) for removing spyware. It also helps to boot into safe mode and run the cleaners from there (hit F8 on boot before the windows screen comes up). That should get pretty much anything you've got.
Spybot has the advantage of having a little tray program that prevents system settings from getting changed without your OK, which is handy as well.

[bookishfellow.livejournal.com]

I second the recommendation of these two apps. We use them on our public machines at the library, and they work very well.

[saxikath]

I had AdAware. It froze in the delete stage once; then, it bluescreened on me the next several times I tried to run it.

I'll try the safe mode thing. And SpyBot. Thanks.

[saxikath]

Okay, the safe mode thing seems, knock on wood, to have done the trick. We'll see if I get any more of the adware windows, but Spyware Doctor claimed to have removed it. (SpyBot didn't find it.)

[saxikath]

...or not. Still getting popups. *sigh*

[pernishus.livejournal.com]

Thanks for posting this -- the response gave me information I also needed, and allowed me to remove 15 (!) unwanted little beasties from my computer this morning.

[mixedborder.livejournal.com]

I use Spyware Nuker, and am very pleased with it.