Hey there! Google has a great pop-up blocker on its menu which helps down the road. For removal, Spybot, Ad-award, and CWShredder work about 97%. Trend Micro's housecall is solid to scan / clean the machine; Norton doesn't do squat. If she has the particularly tough spot of Cool-Web derivations, Trend Micro has a web page which details removal: http://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/virusencyclo/default5.asp?VName=TROJ_AGENT.AC Good luck! ~ Garrett > Hey there guru's, > > I know this is a linux list but I also know that most of us geeks here > deal with windoze on a regular basis. > > I've got a small problem. A blind friend of mine is stuck using > Internet Exploder because Mozilla doesn't work with the Jaws screen > reader (it's a documented problem). > > She's been infected with several spyware/adware programs that keep > popping up porn and other garbage. Which is quite humorous because > she can't see their ads or 'read' them and just closes them because > they're not designed for accessability. Lazy porno web designers I > guess... :-) > > She's got the latest version of Norton and it ID's the ad/spyware but > doesn't remove it for some stupid reason. > > Anyway, I'm looking for some recommendations for Windhoze spyware > removal/blocker tools. Free is good but money is not an issue if it > works well, gets automatic updates, and scans/cleans her computer on > a scheduled basis. Automated removal without dialogs would be a big > plus! > > Cheers, > > -- > Christopher A. Gahlon > > "An evil exists that threatens every man, woman and child of this > great nation. We must take steps to ensure our domestic security > and protect our homeland." > > - Adolph Hitler > -- writing about creation of the Gestapo in Nazi Germany > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > Help beta test TCLUG's potential new home: http://plone.mn-linux.org > Got pictures for TCLUG? Beta test http://plone.mn-linux.org/gallery > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota Help beta test TCLUG's potential new home: http://plone.mn-linux.org Got pictures for TCLUG? Beta test http://plone.mn-linux.org/gallery tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list