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Questions tagged [spyware]

Spyware is a computer program which collects information about the user such as habits on the Internet and transmits that information to an external entity on the Internet without user knowledge or consent.

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my.freeze.com netassistant

Does anyone knows how to get rid of my.freeze.com netassistant? I tried one million things, but this annoying spyware just won't go way....
Tony
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Spyware from reputable websites?

I think I remember reading somewhere recently online that a surprisingly high percentage of spyware on computers is spread from reputable websites; you don't have to visit the Internet's "rough neighborhoods" to get infected. Is this true, and if…
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Commercial Spyware Programs

I was reading an article based on these products and came up one question I need clarification on. According the author most antivirus software would not be able to detect the presence of a spyware or keylogger program unless it was a known type.…
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How do I find out if my employer has installed spyware on my computer?

In my office yesterday, we had a power blip and all of our computers restarted. Upon restarting, I had a dialog box that an application was installed and my computer required a restart. I mentioned this to several colleagues and none of them had the…
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Does Messenger Plus! contain any spyware?

Does anyone know if Messenger Plus contains any spyware? Is it relatively safe to install at work? Edit: For those people that are telling me to ask the IT department: I am the IT department. Some people have requested to use it, and I needed to…
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Google Chrome Hijacking to www1 Antivirus downloading website

Every so often, spontaneously without warning, my Google Chrome has been redirecting to this type of website WARNING SPYWARE…
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TrustNinja Antispyware - I know its fake but how do I get rid of it?

So I cant find anything online about this piece of "software." Its on one of my user's computer and I cant get rid of it. Ive tried lavasoft's adaware, malware bytes antimalware, and spybot. I am currently trying to get rid of it using bit…
commradepolski
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is spyware blaster not useful when using a portable browser?

I'm using portable google chrome and portable firefox. Is there anyway that spyware blaster could detect my browser in order to protect it if im using a portable app.
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where do spyware commonly reside

where do spyware commonly stay on your computer. what locations
soul
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Does Paint add an IP address onto pictures?

Does Paint put an IP address (or something else) into a .jpg file? OS: Windows 8.1
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I removed my-freeze.com NetAssistant, but now can't access two websites

I used "Revo Uninstaller" to uninstall the spyware which left me with a problem using Internet Explorer so then downloaded the free version of "Hijack This" from the website and, not reading the Super User answer correctly, used fix for the general…
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Spyware Removal - Total Security

I got wacked with the spyware "Total Security" which shows fake scans etc. What legit remover-tool can I use to get this out? All AV scanners refuse to remove it.
Saif Khan