Re: Safe to remove spyware?

From: Alias (aka_at_maskedandanonymous.com)
Date: 03/01/05 

Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2005 19:37:27 +0100

Spybot and AdAware check for spy/mal/adware. Panda's online VIRUS checker
checks for viruses. I would take Panda's suggestion and nuke everything it
finds.

If you don't have an anti virus program, get one. Spybot and AdAware are not
substitutes for an anti virus program or a firewall.

Alias

"NIGHTSHADE-UKT" <NIGHTSHADEUK@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:47EC92E9-1F02-4891-B74E-629D4C4A7D41@microsoft.com...
>I have been religious in using SPybot and Ad-Aware SE Personal for a long
> time now and have been happy with the results, however after trawling few
> numerous posts on this site the last few days i decided to run a new check
> with http://www.pandasoftware.com/activescan/com/ apprentley i have 19
> infected files, most of which are tucked up in Adware somewhere, the
> others
> are scattered in my registry, is it safe for me to remove them? Especially
> this one exclean.exe.
> I have the log which i can post if any wishes to see it.
> Many Thanx Nightshade
>

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