While there are always new spyware viruses popping up every day, there are also companies and programs popping up every day to counteract all the new spyware. These companies are always developing new techniques to try and stop the spyware infection. These spyware removal techniques include things like remove, or block the spyware from even seeing your computer.

There are tons of free spyware removal tools; a couple that come to mind immediately are Ad-Aware by Lavasoft. This program comes in a lot of different languages, and comes in either a paid version or free version. Recently they have released a 2007 version with a highly updated search engine and a new design. This is one of the best spyware applications out there. Lavasoft releases an update to their search definitions almost daily it seems. Every time I open up the application, they have an update to download.

Next on my imaginary list, is Spybot S&D. Spyboy Search & Destroy is also one of the pioneers of the industry. They are proud to be a completely free application, and they also release updates to their search definitions. They don’t release them as often as Ad-Aware, but this is definitely something you should add to your Spyware Removal arsenal.

To be honest, I have only had a problem with spyware once, and because I am kind of a perfectionist, I like to have my computer perfectly clean, and running top speed and all that good stuff all the time. What I did, was I backed up all of my important docs and images into a portable hard drive I had handy, and I reformatted my PC.

Why would I do something so drastic you ask?

It is a fail proof solution to spyware removal. Some people only go this route. This way, I was guaranteed that my computer will not have the spyware once I reboot it. It gives me the peace of mind that I need to have while I am using my computer, I don’t know what I would do if advertisements started to pop up.

Now I know most average PC users aren’t going to do this, this only applies to most power users. An everyday user should only rely on about two to three spyware removal applications. The two I suggested should be enough for any regular user to cope with.

I hope this helps you with your spyware removal adventures!