hello everyone could anyone tell me if gator is a virus or is it spyware.i had it and something called bonzi buddy on my computer and i worked for days getting it off--but finally did.why did my virus scanner and spyware programs not prevent them?how do i avoid these in the future thanks Rita
Gator is spyware. Did you recently download/install any program? One of those programs might contain spyware.
Try this link for Java Cools tools: https://www.wilderssecurity.com/forumdisplay.php?f=23 Also do a google searh for Spybot Search & destroy and AdAware. Nowadays, an AV ion it's own is just not good enough