Ken's Certification site (beta 0.89)

Anti - Adware/Malware/Spyware/...

How to get rid of Spyware

Removing Spyware
http://www.michaelhorowitz.com/removespyware.html

How to Remove Spyware and Malware from a Windows computer -
http://www.michaelhorowitz.com/removespyware.html

If Your PC is Infested w/ Spyware & Adware Tips & Suggestions
http://spywarewarrior.com/sww-help.htm

You Must Read This Before Posting a Hijackthis Log
http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=2852

Sandi's Site for Troubleshooting browser hijackings
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/tshoot.html

I think my computer is infected or hijacked. What should I do?
http://www.dslreports.com/faq/security/1.+General+Questions#8428
or http://www.dslreports.com/faq/8428

SWI Forums - How to remove spyware or a hijacker
http://forums.spywareinfo.com/index.php?showtopic=227

READ BEFORE POSTING HIJACK THIS LOGS
http://forum.tweakxp.com/forum/Topic4303-29-1.aspx

Anti-Spyware Guide -
http://www.firewallguide.com/spyware.htm

http://www.atribune.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=424

lists of Links

So how did I get infected in the first place
http://forums.net-integration.net/index.php?showtopic=3051

Virus & Malware Resources
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/topict405.html

Software Spyware-Adware-Hijackware Tools
https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/ehowes/www/main.htm https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/ehowes/www/soft6.htm

Lists of Questionable Anti-Spyware Products

http://www.spywarewarrior.com/rogue_anti-spyware.htm#top

http://www.2-spyware.com/corrupt-anti-spyware

http://www.doxdesk.com/parasite/rogues.html

Lists of Anti-Spyware Programs

http://spywarewarrior.com/

http://www.majorgeeks.com/downloads31.html

http://www.spychecker.com/software/antispy.html

http://www.2-spyware.com/anti-spyware

http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file_description/0,fid,23332,00.asp

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

Free scans

Trend Micro free online spyware removal utility
http://www.trendmicro.com/spyware-scan

Symantec security check
http://www.symantec.com/cgi-bin/securitycheck.cgi

Spyware DoctorT 3.2 for Windows online scan -
http://www.pctools.com/spyware-doctor

Kaspersky On-line Scanner (check the option to use the extended database)
http://www.kaspersky.com/downloads/kws/kavwebscan.html

Webaudit -
http://www.webroot.com/services/spyaudit_03.htm

Panda ActiveScan
http://www.pandasoftware.com/products/activescan.htm
http://www.pandasoftware.com/activescan/

Panda spyXposer
http://www.pandasoftware.com/products/spyxposer/com/spyxposer_principal.htm

GARBAGE CLEAN -
http://www.securemywindows.com/

Computer Associates (eTrust Pest patrol)
www.pestscan.com

XoftSpy from Pareto Logic
www.xoftspy.com

SpyHunter from Enigma Software Group
http://www.spywareremove.com/

Spycatcher Express from Tenebril
http://www.tenebril.com/consumer/spyware/spycatcher-express.php

Free Software (for Personal Use)

Ad-Aware® SE Personal Edition v1.06 from
http://lavasoft.element5.com/support/download/
Ad-Aware SE Quick Reference Guide
http://tomcoyote.org/aawsb.php

Spybot Search and Destroy from PepiMK Software
http://safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html
How To Install Spybot Search and Destroy
http://tomcoyote.org/SPYBOT/index1.php

SpywareBlaster 3.4 from Javacool Software
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html

SywareGuard 2.2 from Javacool Software
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/sgdownload.html

Malicious Software Removal Tool
http://www.microsoft.com/security/malwareremove/default.mspx
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/890830

Windows Updates
http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com

Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/tools/mbsahome.mspx

Cwshredder
http://www.trendmicro.com/cwshredder/

Ccleaner
http://www.ccleaner.com/

Cleanup
http://www.stevengould.org/software/cleanup/

AVG Anti-Virus
http://free.grisoft.com/freeweb.php/doc/1/
or http://free.grisoft.com/doc/1/lng/us/tpl/v5

Bazooka Adware and Spyware Scanner v1.13.03 (freeware)
http://www.kephyr.com/spywarescanner/index.html

Symantec Virus Removal Tools for specific viruses
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/tools.list.html

Firefox 1.0.6 for Windows, English (4.7MB)
http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/

Google Toolbar
http://toolbar.google.com

Kerio Personal Firewall 2.1.5
http://www.kerio.com/kpf_home.html

Trial Software:

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

Ewido security suite download
http://www.ewido.net/en/download/

Webroot SpySweeper demo
http://www.spychecker.com/program/spysweeper.html
or http://www.spysweeper40.com

Avast! 4 Home AntiVirus
http://www.avast.com/eng/programs.html

NOD32 antivirus trial version
http://www.eset.com/download/trial.htm

CounterSpy 15-day demo
http://research.sunbelt-software.com/download.cfm

TrojanHunter
www.misec.net/products

Kaspersky Personal 5 Antivirus 30 day
http://www.kaspersky.com/trials?K_Downloads

Software Reviews

http://www.spywareremoversreview.com/

http://spywarewarrior.com/asw-test-guide.htm

Purchase Antispyware

Spyware DoctorT 3.2 for Windows
http://www.pctools.com/spyware-doctor/purchase/

Tools:

Startuplist , HiJackThis
http://www.merijn.org/downloads.html
or http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html
HijackThis Quick Start
http://tomcoyote.com/hjt/

SysInternals' Autoruns
http://www.sysinternals.com/utilities/autoruns.html

SysInternals' Process Explorer
http://www.sysinternals.com/Utilities/ProcessExplorer.html

Advanced Process Termination
http://www.diamondcs.com.au/index.php?page=apt

Trend MicroT CWShredderT Version 2.15
http://www.intermute.com/spysubtract/cwshredder_download.html

http://lineofire.geekstogo.com/cwsserviceremove.zip

http://www.malwarebytes.biz/AboutBuster5.zip

http://www.ccleaner.com/ccdownload.asp

Pocket Toolbox
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/files/killbox.php
http://www.majorgeeks.com/Pocket_KillBox_d4709.html

http://www.silentrunners.org/sr_download.html

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/tools/default.mspx

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

http://www.ewido.net/en/download/

Definitive Solutions' BHODemon
http://www.definitivesolutions.com/bhodemon.htm

Computer Associates Spyware Information Center http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/pest/

Software Spyware-Adware-Hijackware Tools https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/ehowes/www/soft6.htm

http://bilder.informationsarchiv.net/Nikitas_Tools/

http://www.download.com/Adware-Removal/3150-8022_4-0.html

http://castlecops.com/StartupList.html

http://castlecops.com/CLSID.html

http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/

http://www.dr-hoiby.com/WhoLockMe/index.php

nod32 and free worm cleaners
http://www.eset.com/home/home.htm

http://isc.sans.org/LVNSearch.exe

http://www.spychecker.com/program/winsockxpfix.html

http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm

http://www.javatester.org/

http://www.kephyr.com/filedb/index.php

http://www.lavasoft.de/software/addons/vx2cleaner.shtml

http://www.atribune.org/content/section/4/30/

hijackthis log file analysis tool -
http://www.hijackthis.de/index.php?langselect=english

Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts File - http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm

Hitman Pro 2 -
http://www.hitmanpro.nl/

http://www.auditmypc.com/free-spyware-removal.asp

http://www.diamondcs.com.au/index.php?page=products

Free Spyware Remover
http://nikita.eddys-domain.de/antispywaretools.html

http://www.f-secure.com/download-purchase/tools.shtml

Information about common Windows files
http://www.anti-spy.info/file/index.html

Free Process Information
http://www.processlibrary.com/

WinTasks Process Library
http://www.liutilities.com/products/wintaskspro/processlibrary

http://downloads.subratam.org/startuplist.html

http://grc.com/optout.htm

http://www.sysinfo.org/

Ad Blocking Resources
https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/ehowes/www/resource.htm

Belarc advisor 7.0t
http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html

Web-sites dedicated to Spyware

http://www.spywarewarrior.com/

Spyware/Adware/Hijackware Tools
https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/ehowes/www/soft6.htm

http://www.spywareguide.com/

http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/pest/

http://www.doxdesk.com/

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/

Spyware Help Center -
http://msn.pcworld.com/resource/spyware/0,00.asp
http://www.spywareinfo.com/ ( http://www.mikehealan.com/ )
http://www.download.com/Spyware-Center/2001-2023_4-0.html?tag=nefd

http://www.webroot.com/resources/spywareinfo/

http://www.myspywareadvisor.com/spyware.html

http://www.spywaredata.com/spyware/spyware-adware-new.php

http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/spyware/

http://www.malwareremoval.com/

http://www.subratam.org/main/

http://www.atribune.org/

http://www.cexx.org

Forums
need help? try these forums

http://spywarewarrior.com/index.php

http://castlecops.com/forums.html

htttp://forums.spywareinfo.com/index.php?showtopic=227

http://www.geekstogo.com/
or http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/index.php?s=2eda0cdc58251dba913497feba79e423&showforum=37

http://forums.tomcoyote.org/index.php?showforum=27

Blogs

Spywarewarrior
http://www.netrn.net/spywareblog/

Benjamin Edelman -Harvard Law school student
http://www.benedelman.org/

http://www.mikehealan.com/2005/07/22/59

http://www.vitalsecurity.org/

http://www.securityawarenessblog.com/

http://blogs.msdn.com/michael%5Fhoward/

http://blogs.download.com/Spyware-Confidential/

http://blogs.zdnet.com/Spyware/

http://www.revenews.com/wayneporter/

http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/

http://www.webhelper4u.com/index.html

http://sunbeltblog.blogspot.com/

http://isc.sans.org/

rootkits

Sysinternals Rootkitrevealer
http://www.sysinternals.com/utilities/rootkitrevealer.html
http://www.sysinternals.com/Files/RootkitRevealer.zip

Strider GhostBuster Rootkit Detection
http://research.microsoft.com/rootkit/

Try F-Secure BlackLight Beta until 10/1/2005
http://www.f-secure.com/blacklight/try.shtml

http://www.google.com/search?q=rootkit

Top Infections

http://www.securemywindows.com/

Other

What is Spyware ? -
http://support.dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/kb/en/document?DN=1077228

How to Protect Your Computer from Spyware and Adware - http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/security/expert/honeycutt_spyware.mspx

Identity Theft and Spyware- The New Threat
http://www.spywareguide.com/articles/a3

Malware Solutions for an Advanced Home User
http://www.securitywonks.com/en/content/view/32/57/

Fight Spyware Like You Mean It
http://www.securitypipeline.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleId=164303383&pgno=1

spyware
http://www.us-cert.gov/reading_room/spyware.pdf

Before You Buy That Anti-Spyware Program - http://blogs.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2005/05/before_you_buy_.html

Windows Spyware Survival Tools -
http://www.tomshardware.com/howto/20050819/index.html

syware removal checklist - http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/searchSecurity/downloads/Spyware_removal_checklistpdf.pdf?track=L3AP

Instructions for - Spybot S & D and Ad-aware
http://forum.malwareremoval.com/viewtopic.php?t=13

top of page home