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2. Spybot – Search & Destroy - Wikipedia

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   Spybot – Search & Destroy. Spybot – Search & Destroy (S&D) is a spyware and adware removal computer program compatible with Microsoft Windows. Dating back to the first Adwares in 2000, Spybot scans the computer hard disk and/or RAM for malicious software. Spybot-S&D was written by the German software engineer Patrick Michael Kolla, and is ...

3. Malicious Software Removal Tool - Wikipedia

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   Malicious Software Removal Tool. Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT) is a freeware second-opinion malware scanner that Microsoft 's Windows Update downloads and runs on Windows computers each month, independent of the installed antivirus software. First released on January 13, 2005, [2] MSRT does not offer real-time protection.

4. Adware - Wikipedia

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   Adware, often called advertising-supported software by its developers, is software that generates revenue for its developer by automatically generating online advertisements in the user interface of the software or on a screen presented to the user during the installation process. The software may generate two types of revenue: one is for the ...

5. Malware - Wikipedia

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   The Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool removes malicious software from the system. [84] Additionally, several capable antivirus software programs are available for free download from the Internet (usually restricted to non-commercial use). [85] Tests found some free programs to be competitive with commercial ones. [85] [86] [87]

6. Malwarebytes (software) - Wikipedia

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   Malwarebytes is primarily a scanner that scans and removes malicious software, including rogue security software, adware, and spyware. Malwarebytes scans in batch mode, rather than scanning all files opened, reducing interference if another on-demand anti-malware software is also running on the computer. [8][9] Malwarebytes is available in both ...

7. Rogue security software - Wikipedia

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   Rogue security software. Rogue security software is a form of malicious software and internet fraud that misleads users into believing there is a virus on their computer and aims to convince them to pay for a fake malware removal tool that actually installs malware on their computer. [1] It is a form of scareware that manipulates users through ...