I used to have to remove spyware and other malicious content from my family's computers also, sometimes two or three times a week. It's become almost a job in itself to keep a Windows box connected to the Internet free of this crap. The easiest solution is to download Ad-Aware,
The Cleaner, and a good virus scanner, install them on your family's PC's and use the Windows Task Scheduler to do a daily scan on bootup and shutdown, or morning/night if they leave their PC on. It'll cover most ground for Windows users and keep you sane.
-James
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I used to have to remove spyware and other malicious content from my family's computers also, sometimes two or three times a week. It's become almost a job in itself to keep a Windows box connected to the Internet free of this crap. The easiest solution is to download Ad-Aware, The Cleaner, and a good virus scanner, install them on your family's PC's and use the Windows Task Scheduler to do a daily scan on bootup and shutdown, or morning/night if they leave their PC on. It'll cover most ground for Windows users and keep you sane. -James