Malware

Ad-aware Standard Edition detects and removes malicious software that has been installed on your system with the interests of protecting your privacy.

Licence: Free for non-commercial use.
Online: http://www.lavasoftusa.com
Operating system: Windows 98/Me/NT/2000/XP.
Requires: N/A

Install instructions: Run the installer and follow the instructions.

		Windows

CWShredder searches for and attempts to remove all variants of the browser hijacker known as CoolWebSearch.

Licence: Freeware.
Online: http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/cwschronicles.html
Operating system: Windows 98/Me/NT/2000/XP.
Requires: Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 runtime.

Install instructions: Run the installer and follow the instructions.

		Windows

Allows for applications created with Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 to be run on your system.

Licence: Freeware.
Online: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=BF9A24F9-B5C5-48F4-8EDD-CDF2D29A79D5
Operating system: Windows 98/Me/NT/2000/XP.
Requires: N/A

Install instructions: Run the installer and follow the instructions.

		Windows

Spybot Search and Destroy can detect and remove a multitude of adware files and modules from your computer, along with Web usage tracks and other malicious software.

Licence: Freeware.
Online: http://www.safer-networking.org
Operating system: Windows 98/Me/NT/2000/XP.
Requires: N/A

Install instructions: Run the installer and follow the instructions.

		Windows

SpywareBlaster is another tool that can seek out and remove spyware and other malicious software that resides on your system.

Licence: Freeware.
Online: http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
Operating system: Windows 98/Me/NT/2000/XP.
Requires: N/A

Install instructions: Run the installer and follow the instructions.

		Windows