Monday, November 3, 2008

Doctor Adware IS Spyware With .Doctor.I

Boy, I was wrong. I downloaded Doctor Adware, thinking it was a decent spyware removal tool. As it turns out, it’s a bundle of adware applications, including one called, ironically, .doctor.I. I though for sure that my computer was ruined. I can’t believe I actually bought the full version of this thing. What a waste of money!

I thought it was strange that I was getting pop ups when I had a program that was supposed to stop all that. Every time I scanned, it said there was nothing, but I knew better. They didn’t happen before this download, and for sure, my computer wasn’t nearly this slow and glitchy before.

I decided I’d search for a second opinion. It was kind of slow going, since my browser kept quitting on me. I was also a bit aggravated when I saw so many adware removal tools that claimed to be the best, top, number one, and so on. I decided that I should narrow it down to who could claim a 100% removal guarantee.

I found SpyZooka and tried their trial version. It was just as I thought. Everything that came up on that scan came from Doctor Adware! I was otherwise impressed with SpyZooka’s product, so I went ahead and downloaded it. One quick scan and deletion, and that was it! It took altogether 15 minutes to clean up my computer, unlike the hour or so it took with Doctor Adware. Besides, this time, it’s clean for real!

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