Get Rid of Malware n Spyware

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The Internet is teeming with threats, but it's also home to hundreds of helpful sites, free software, and real-life volunteers who will help you scan, identify, and get rid of malicious code. Helpful Sites: HijackThis (www.merijn.org) is a free spyware scanner; you can post its logs to www.spywarewarrior.com or SpywareInfo (spywareinfo.com). The friendly experts there will review them and provide detailed, individualized instructions for cleaning your system. Scumware.com is a friendly and plain-English site with instructions on how to detect and remove various adware and malware programs. MajorGeeks.com has malware information for the more advanced user. If you're not sure whether a file is malicious, you can upload it to sites such as VirusTotal (www.virustotal.com) and virusscan.jotti.org, each of which uses over a dozen scanning engines to determine the nature of the file. You can also attach a file to an e-mail message and send it to scan@virustotal.com with the word SCAN as the subject line. You will receive an e-mail report of the scan. Free Virus Scanners: Trend Micro Housecall (housecall.trendmicro.com) McAfee Free Scan (us.mcafee.com, registration required) Symantec Security Check (security.symantec.com) RAV AntiVirus (www.ravantivirus.com/scan) Panda ActiveScan (www.pandasoftware.com/activescan, registration required) Computer Associates (www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx, download required) Avast! (www.avast.com, registration required) Kaspersky Antivirus (www.kaspersky.com/scanforvirus, upload required) GrisSoft AVG (www.grisoft.com/doc/40/lng/ww) Norman Antivirus (www.norman.com , 30-day trial)