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Free utilites to help you remove spyware and malware.

Almost daily I am asked how to remove spyware or malware from an infected windows system so, I thought I would compile a list of the free utilities I use to perform that task. That way I could point those poor souls here instead of spending thirty minutes explaining all the options.

These programs can help you remove malicious software by helping you to detect, remove, and prevent your system from getting infected in the first place. No Windows system should be without these programs.

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WinVNC system tray icon won’t go away no matter how many times I curse at it.

I needed to install WinVNC on my enemy friend’s computer so I could keep tabs on his daily atrocities, (ooh, that’s my big word for the day)  but of course I didn’t want him to know about it.  WinVNC now compiles their program with the icon in the system tray and no way to remove […]

Remove Windows XP balloon pop up madness.

If you use Windows, you know about balloons. Every day I get at least one telling me to take a shower or to fall asleep on the edge of a cliff. (my computer hates me) Luckily, I’m the sadist in the relationship. Here is a little registry edit to remove those annoying pop up balloons…

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