Spybot: Another spy ware killer. It detects some spy ware that Adaware does not and vise versa. When used together they offer the best protection.
Free edition available

Pest Patrol: Adware's and Spybot's free edition will manually detect and remove spy ware Pest Patrol's free edition is the opposite. It automatically stops new spy ware from getting into your system, but when you manually detect spy ware you need the full version to remove them.
Free edition available

Startup Control Panel: Every single piddley piece of software thinks it should be running on your PC all the time. Some of these do not even show up in the Windows Start-bar. Thanks to Mike Lin, you now have the ability to manage which programs are running in a very simple panel.
Free

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