Spyware and Scumware Prevention ?
I use Adawre by Lavasoft to clean up this mess once in a while.
Lately, this web site I visit sometimes - which also contains a messaging system and notifies users when they have new messages, seems to somehow be installing scumware and spyware into my system.
It's so annoying that it somehow manages to install software, create directories and have things running in the background that constanly launches pop-ups.
The only way to remove it is:
1) Go to Add/Remove Programs (even though I never authorized the install, it does it automatically)
and
2) Run Lavasoft - AdAware to clean it up.
The common sense thing to do is probably to avoid this web site, but it's a site where I have communication with some individuals.
Is there away to somehow block or prevent certain codes, sites, or installs from being installed on my computer if it's the same spyware/scumware over and over again?
It seems some common aspects are installing something called 1) "Movieplace" and 2) "Launcher" which appear in the Add/Remove programs list in the contral panel, which I have to end tast before removing. Also, something called "DW" appears to be running as well.
Lately, after visiting this site, it seems I have between 20 to 25 files recognized by Ad-Aware that need to be removed.
Since these are the same files over and over again, is there a way to BLOCK the system from recognizing these files when I visit this site so that it rejects this spyware/scumware in particular?
