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Hi! I'm just trying to 86 this people. Since I was adviced here to check out with you any download place's software to make sure it has no "passengers" (meaning trojans, adware, etc.) like it happened to me once with a loaded version of WinZip, I'm submitting this for review. Does anyone know these people? One can download a 2 month free version of Bullguard at

http://www.bullguard.com/

Before I try it, I would like someone to tell me if they're okay. . .
I move a lot around the internet because I do errands for some elderly relatives that are not computer savvy but like to shop online, among other things, and I get hammered by a lot of critters. I've learned here how to survive, but my machine is never completely clean and it hops, and skips, and drags, and crawls along its tasks. I survive from day to day, but that's about it. I use Spybot and Adaware, but the free versions don't seem to know the new crud, and it passes right through them, like a sieve. I get error messages from Explorer, or the machine freezes upon boot up, or it won't shut down right, that's how I know. Anyway, I just wanted to try these people, to see if I can unload some new barnacles I might have (I am cleaning my temp files like I was adviced, so I think I just have tatters of pests, like broken cobwebs, but they bother nonetheless.)
I just want to know if anyone knows that site and if the stuff is good.
Thank you!

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A short, practical update that ties the old replies together and gives an action plan for someone still running Windows Me. asked whether to try BullGuard; rightly urged caution about early-era AV suites; pointed toward Microsoft’s antispyware efforts. The big picture: the specific Microsoft beta discussed in 2005 targeted Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003, and Windows Me is now an unsupported OS—so many modern tools simply won’t run on it. (microsoft.com)

About BullGuard: it had mixed reports in the mid-2000s, but the product matured and later lab tests show solid protection on supported Windows releases. That doesn’t help an ME box, though—current AV vendors stopped supporting Win9x a long time ago. If you’re planning to use BullGuard now, run it only on a supported Windows version. (av-test.org)

If the machine is acting infected, follow this workflow: 1) back up important personal files to removable media (do this from the infected box only if you can copy data without opening files); 2) disconnect the PC from the internet; 3) try Safe Mode and inspect/remove obvious autostart items (Microsoft Autoruns is the right tool for detailed startup checks); 4) preferably create a bootable rescue USB/CD on a healthy PC and scan the drive offline with a rescue environment (several current rescue tools exist); 5) if cleaning fails, reinstall or upgrade the OS—running an unsupported system for online shopping is high risk. (learn.microsoft.com)

Given your use (helping relatives with online shopping), the safest option is to move their accounts to a modern, patched machine or device. If that’s not possible, copy critical data, image the drive, and consider professional help to migrate or rebuild the PC—removing malware from an EOL OS is fragile and often temporary.

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Bullguard is a piece of garbage.... back away from it slowly. I've seen it screw up more than one system.

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check in my signature ,spyware tool ,for blockers and removal tool most free ,all free ,check out spwareblaster and spwareguard ,and iespyad for sure ,
Get AD-Aware,and Spy-Bot search and destroy for removal of spyware .

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I'm so glad I asked!!!!
Thank you guys. ;)

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i also use and like this one from microshaft .Beta but workes really good .

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Thanks again! I will click on the link and see how it goes. . . :)

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I went to the Microsoft of the Beta but it says it is for Win. XP, I have Windows ME. . .am I excluded? Please let me know, I don't want to mess up my Windows with stuff that is not for it since I'm only a beginner at this techie stuff. :lol:
THANK YOU!!!

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