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This file lists sites that have information or software to help rid yourself of trojans and
spyware. You may also wish to view the help with viruses file I have written as many
sites tend to lump trojans in with either viruses or spyware. While your not as likely
to see these show up in e-mails like viruses, they do pop up on sites a lot. Even Yahoo.
If you have the Spybot Search and Destroy program, you will notice it now has an
Immunization feature. If you turn this on it automatically blocks some forms of
adware and spyware. Visit hotmail, AOL, or Yahoo after turning it on for some
surprises. They tend to be infested with a form of adware called Avenue A Inc.
every now and then.
The majority of spyware is made for Windows. Using a different browser than
Internet Explorer will help rid you of most spyware problems. Many forms of spyware
and adware are installed as Cookies and Temporary Internet Files. You don’t need
either so be sure to delete them constantly.
This will be one of the bigger pains in the behind as far as files I write. There are
345 available anti-spyware products. Most all of them are malicious, buggy, or just
plain don’t work. Worse yet they change owners often, making some products that
were bad or malicious okay, and some that were decent into crap. Make sure to
keep a close eye on the rogue proucts list below for this reason.
Normally I would list these sites in alphabetical order but the first three are
particularly important:
Spyware Warrior Blog
http://netrn.net/spywareblog/
One of the most informative anti-spyware sources around. She also links to just
about all the other anti-spyware sites of interest.
Spyware Warrior Forums
http://spywarewarrior.com/
A companion to the blog. Has forums on removal of most forms of malware.
Rogue/Suspect Anti-Spyware Products and Websites
http://www.spywarewarrior.com/rogue_anti-spyware.htm
A list maintained by Spyware Warrior of bad products and companies. Also
has a list of reliable ones at the bottom., and an anti-spyware test guide at the
top.
About:Buster
http://www.malwarebytes.biz/
Has several forums on malware and for HiJack This. Also has the free
anti-spyware program the page is named for.
Adware Report
http://www.adwarereport.com/
Has some decent info, but his software reviews are heavily biased against
freeware. A decent, but flawed website.
Agnitum
http://www.agnitum.com/index.html
Makers of Tauscan Trojan remover, currently available for Windows.
Allentech
http://allentech.net/index.phtml
Has a section on spyware, and an enormous links section.
Anti-Online
http://www.antionline.com/index.php?s=1ea75baf09e3786babddec7221e2bb7f&action=home
Has several anti-spyware products in the downloads, and several forums (one of which is
about spyware).
A-Squared
http://www.emsisoft.com/en/
Trojan and Spyware remover, currently available for Windows. Also has a
Malware list, a support forum, and a freeware version of their product.
Bad Teddy’s Computer Tutorials
http://www.baddteddy.com/tutorials/index.htm
Has a Trojan/spyware section.
Benjamin Edelman’s Blog
http://www.benedelman.org/
A blog on spyware, exploits, etc. Definitely worth visiting.
Bleeping Computer
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/
Has a free online spyware scan that links you to removal instructions. Also has a
HiJack This forum, and at least 1 tutorial on malware.
BoClean
http://www.nsclean.com/boclean.html
Anti-trojan program.
Computer Cops
http://computercops.biz/index.php
Has several forums, including ones for HiJack This, spyware tools, Trojan Hunter,
And anti-trojan/spyware updates. Also has an online Trojan TCP scan.
Computer Help by DAL
http://www.d-a-l.com/help/index.php
Has a forum on malware.
Computer Privacy, Security, and Software Links
http://www3.telus.net/wc/privsecur_01.html
Have links to anti-spyware and anti Trojan scans and products, among other things.
Counterexploitation
http://www.cexx.org/
Security/privacy site with tons of info. Has a spyware section.
Cyndi’s List
http://www.cyndislist.com/internet.htm
Has a small spyware section.
Dark-e.com
http://www.dark-e.com/
Has a Trojan archive.
Definitive Solutions
http://www.definitivesolutions.com/index.htm
Has the freeware program BHODemon. It helps prevent malicious Browser
Helper Objects that are the curse of Internet Explorer.
Diamond CS
http://tds.diamondcs.com.au/
Makers of the TDS-3 anti-trojan program. Also has a forum.
DoxDesk
http://www.doxdesk.com/parasite/
Links, descriptions of some spyware and how to remove it, and has a
spyware detection script that checks for some spyware when you log on.
Earthlink Spyware Blocker
http://www.earthlink.net/home/software/spywareblocker/
The softeare is only available to Earthlink users who are using Windows, but
there is a free online scan for spyware on this page as well.
Eric Howes Privacy and Security Page
https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/ehowes/www/main-nf.htm
Info on Trojans/spyware, and links to helpful programs.
Ewido
http://www.ewido.net/en/
Trojan hunter program. Also has a malware database, and a freeware version
available.
Geek Girls
http://www.geekgirls.com/index.htm
Has a small article on spyware.
GetNetWise
http://www.getnetwise.org/
Has a section on spyware.
Giant
http://www.giantcompany.com/(ktnoua45pe4jki3og5cikd45)/default.aspx
Makers of Giant anti-spyware for Windows. Has a free online spyware
scan.
Gladiator Security Forums
http://www.gladiator-antivirus.com/
Has several forums on malware.
Hacker Eliminator
http://hacker-eliminator.com/
Has some Trojan info.
Hackfix
http://www.hackfix.org/
Has information on removing Trojans.
Help2Go
http://www.help2go.com/index.php
has a spyware forum and a few articles.
HiJack This Quick Start Page
http://s89223352.onlinehome.us/mirror/hjt/
Another site to get HiJack This from, with a few explanations and links as well.
Home PC Firewall Guide
http://www.firewallguide.com/
If you click on Anti-spyware or Anti_troajn on the left side there are links to
software and articles.
I Am Not A Geek
http://www.iamnotageek.com/
Has a forum on malware and the HiJack This program. Also has a list of .dll/.exe
files that are spyware.
Javacool Software
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/index.html
Makers of Spyware Blaster and Spyware Guard. Blaster prevents the download
of spyware, Guard detects browser hijacking attempts. And they’re free.
Kephyr Labs
http://www.kephyr.com/
Makers of Bazooka Spyware Scanner. It’s freeware for Windows users. It only
scans for adware/spyware, but doesn’t remove it. The site has an encyclopedia
of spyware that it searches for and instructions to remove them.
Lavasoft
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/
Makers of Ad-Aware, currently available for Windows. They also have a freeware
version available. Also has support forums for Ad-Aware, Windows, Hijack This,
and security.
MacScan
http://macscan.securemac.com/
Trojan and Spyware remover for the Mac. Also has a support forum. As far as I can tell
it’s freeware as I can’t find a price mentioned anywhere.
Merign.Org
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html
Makers of CWShredder and HiJack This. CWShredder helps get rid of Cool Web
Search, and HiJack This will help with hijackers if you know what your doing
(there are many forums devoted to HiJack This which will also be listed in
this file). Both programs are freeware. Site also has replacements for several
exe and dll files corrupted by Cool Web Search. Also has a program called
Startuplist that lists all the programs autostarting on your system.
Microsoft Security FAQ
http://securityadmin.info/faq.asp
Has a section on Trojans.
Moosoft
http://www.moosoft.com/
Makers of The Cleaner, an anti-trojan program. Also has a trojan Database.
Net-Integration
http://www.net-integration.net/
Has forums for Spybot Search and Destroy, HiJack This, Trojan-scanning, and
browser hijacker and malware removal.
Outpost Firewall Forums
http://www.outpostfirewall.com/forum/
Has a forum for trojans and Tauscan.
PC Hell
http://www.pchell.com/
Has articles on how to remove specific forms of spyware.
PC Pitstop
http://www.pcpitstop.com/
Has articles on spyware, an online scan, and a forum on spyware.
PC Talk
http://www.pctalk.info/
Has some forums that include talking about spyware.
Pest Patrol
http://www.pestpatrol.com/
Available for Windows. Site also has a free scan for spyware, and a spyware
glossary and encyclopedia.
Privacy Power
http://accs-net.com/smallfish/index.htm
Privacy site with a spyware section. Also has links to lots of filter programs and
utilities. Also has several articles of interest in the How-To section.
Proland Software
http://www.pspl.com/
The virus info section has some info on Trojans and their removal.
RegBlock
http://www.regblock.com/
Anti-spyware program.
Sandi’s Site
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/
has a page about and an online scan for spyware
Say no to Spyware
http://www.netrn.net/no_spyware.htm
Nice little anti-spyware page full of links.
Scumware
http://scumware.com/
Site on scumware with a list of distributors and a forum.
Security Forums
http://www.security-forums.com/
Has a malware and HiJack This forum.
Simply the Best
http://www.simplythebest.net/info/spyware.html
Simply the Best’s section on spyware.
SpyChecker
http://www.spychecker.com/
Links to anti-spyware programs, some free, some not. Make sure to check the
rogue product list above.
Spybot Search and Destroy
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html
Freeware program. It has an Immunization feature that lets you automatically
block some adware. Not as effective as Javacool’s products for blocking
though.
Spyware Beware Forums
http://forums.maddoktor2.com/index.php
Anti-spyware forums.
Spyware Board
http://www.spywareboard.com/
Forums.
Spyware Data
http://spywaredata.com/
Tons of Links. Also has a freeware program for detecting spyware. Also has
several forums, and a glossary.
Spyware Guide
http://spywareguide.com/
Has a list of spyware, and glossaries of terms.
Spyware Info
http://www.spywareinfo.com/
Anti-spyware newsletter with tons of links and forums. Also has a spyware
scanner.
Spyware Watch
http://www.spyware.co.uk/
Anti-spyware blog. Also has discussion forums, and how to remove some
forms of spyware.
Spyware/Adware Removal
http://www.free-spyware-adware-removal.net/
Links to antispyware help and forums. Also has some advice on how to
prevent or get rid of spyware.
Spyware/Adware/Malware FAQ and Removal Guide
http://www.io.com/~cwagner/spyware/
Great page on how spyware gets on your system, how to get rid of it, and how to
keep it from coming back. Tons of links too.
StopScum.com
http://stopscum.com/
News site about spyware and theftware.
Suggest a Fix
http://www.suggestafix.com/
Has a malware forum.
SwatIt
http://www.swatit.org/
Anti-trojan freeware.
Sygate Online Services
http://scan.sygatetech.com/
Free online Trojan scan.
TeMerc Internet Security Site
http://groups.msn.com/TeMercInternetSecuritySite/_whatsnew.msnw
MSN Group. Has articles on spyware and Trojans.
Thiefware.com
http://www.thiefware.com/
News and forums.
Tom-Cat Internet Solutions
http://www.tom-cat.com/tomcat.html
has info on Trojans and spyware and tons of links.
Tom Coyote
http://www.tomcoyote.org/
Has several forums on malware and anti-spyware products, and
on trojan removal.
Trojan Guide
http://www.trojanguide.com/
List of Trojans and how to remove them.
Trojan Hunter
http://www.trojanhunter.com/
Anti-trojan program.
Troubleshooting and Resource Guide for Windows
http://www.toejumper.net/
Hasa section on malware.
Unwanted Links
http://www.unwantedlinks.com/
Anti-spyware page with tips on removing the stuff. Also has a spyware list and
lots of links.
Virtual Dr.
http://www.virtualdr.com/
Has a spyware section.
Web Helper 4U
http://www.webhelper4u.com/
News and links.
Webroot Software
http://www.webroot.com/
Makers of Spy Sweeper. Also has some spyware info and a free spyware scan.
Wilders.org
http://www.wilders.org
Has forums for Nod32 antivirus, Javacool software, anti-trojan software, browser
hijacks, and spyware problems. Also has sections on antitrojan and anti-spyware
programs.
WinDrivers
http://forums.windrivers.com/
Has a security forum that includes discussion on spyware.
WinPatrol
http://www.winpatrol.com/
Free anti-spyware program.
WindowSecurity
http://www.windowsecurity.com/
Free online Trojan scan, and various articles on malware.
Windows Tips
http://www.geocities.com/mark_e_p/windows_tips.html
Has a section on spyware.
Winguides
http://www.winguides.com/
Has several forums on malware.
X-Block
http://www.xblock.com/
Makers of X-Cleaner anti-spyware.
Received on Sun May 08 2005 - 11:55:50 CDT