Some programs 2 use:
Ad\spy-ware removal tools:
1.
Spybot - free soft for search & removing various malware, spyware and ad-aware stuff from Your PC. External link.
2.
HiJackThis - This is 1.99.1 version of famoust tool. IMHO 2.0 beta resently released is not so usefull. Hosted here.
3.
WinsockXPFix - tool for fixing WinSOCK's in XP\SP2. Hosted here.
Free AV\Scan tools (not online scanners):
1.
AVZ - Zaitzev Antivirus - one of my favorite. Currently updated version only Russian-supported. External link.
2.
CureIt - free clean-up tool from Dr.Web antivirus. - Very usefull tool for one-time clean of PC. External link.
Rootkits search\remove:
1.
ComboFix - complex tool for system analys. Hosted here.
3.
UnHackMe - rootkit searc\remove tool. External link. Manual of using tool -
HERE4.
RootkitRevealer - version 1.71 (last one) of Sysinternals project tool, not developed already (Nov.2006), but still functional. Hosted here.
Use
manual for checking results.
5.
Blasklight - free rootkit removal of F-Secure. Command-line and graphical tool. External link.
6.
Anti-rootkit - free Sophos removal tool. Current ver. 1.31. External link.
AV Free\Trials:
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AVG Trial - fully free AV (also shareware version avaliable)