Spyware and Adware - Prevention is Better than Cure

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Spyware and Adware - Prevention is Better than Cure

December 8, 2005 in Web/Tech | Permalink

To start off, we thought it would be best to address one of the main evils of modern day computing - the wickedness and immorality that is Spyware and Adware.

With Microsoft’s recent claim that over two thirds of computers don’t have any Spyware or Adware protection, it’s clearly something that needs to be addressed. Thankfully, protecting yourself is generally straightforward and painless.

Follow these simple steps and you’ll find your computer will be faster, won’t shut down or freeze as easily, and generally do the things you want it to do.

Install the software – there are a plethora of programs out there, some good, some bad and some that will infect rather than cure. The most effective are Ad-aware, Spybot Search and Destroy and Spyware Blaster. All three are free and having all of them increases your chances of eliminating threats.
Stay updated – Simply having them is not enough so make sure you check for updates regularly. Prevention is always better than cure.
Avoid unsavoury sites – Those sites you stumble across with a thousand pop-ups and those offering freeware programs such as screensavers and games are often jam packed with threats. Having the latest updates for your browser and operating system will give you a good idea of which sites you can trust.

Sadly, the battle against Spyware and Adware will be always be ongoing. By following the simple steps above, however, you give yourself a good chance of staying clean.

For a more detailed overview of this menace, go here.

Comments

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Hector macDonald.

Posted by hector macdonald | January 30, 2006 7:29 PM

Has no one heard about Prevx1 ? It is the number one software in intrusion detection. It is antivirus, anti spyware combine together. From the time I installed it I haven't looked back at any other piece of software. Try it out guys. You are sure to be impressed. Go to Prevx.com.

Posted by Anil | March 16, 2007 1:01 PM

spybot search & destroy someone seems to be able to infitrate its program It works o k a couple of times then all sorts of crasy things start happening e.g language changes from english to russian & arabic very odd click on to an icon then up pops a game had to remove

Posted by scifi 19 | March 21, 2007 12:34 AM