Other spyware detection and removal methods:

[hassen1]

HijackThis: A general hijack detector and remover. HijackThis examines certain key areas of the Registry and Hard Drive, lists their contents and will delete them if you want it to. These are areas which are used by both legitimate programmers and hijackers. As a result, false positives are quite likely, so make certain before deleting anything, the forums are a good place to ask, there is also a tutorial.

[audreylesb]

oh? so is it a good software or a bad one?

[astros99]

I've used Hijack This and it's pretty good. It gives you the log of things in your registry and gives you a list of many things. Many websites let you post your Hijack This log on and they have a group of experts that can verify it and tell you what to take out to maximize your PC's performance.

[mini_0]

An antivirus program will not detect and eliminate spyware. For this purpose, you will need to get a hold of "antispyware" or "spyware removal" software. The functions of these programs are basically to detect and eliminate spyware and even offer real-time protection from further spyware intrusion.There are many different programs to choose from, some free while others are retail. Each program has its own strengths and weaknesses.