What You Must Know About Spyware Right Now by Jon Davis
Spyware is like the new technological nuclear weapon on the internet. Spyware can not only damage the health of your computer but it can also steal your personal identity other personal information. Spyware is software that is hidden inside legitimate downloads that you come across on the internet. ... Spyware can slip past anti virus programs and firewalls as it is created to look exactly like an innocent part of the download you just requested. ... Spyware's most common task is to record and report back you internet surfing habits, like what sites you visit, how long you spend on the...

Adware / Spyware by Peter O'Brien
Adware and Spyware have become familiar terms in the lexicon of Internet jargon. Their definitions range from helpful cookies that many people choose to have on their computer to programs that can actually steal your identity. That's a pretty big area. ... That information can be passed on to AVG Anti-virus Systems, our Anti-virus software provider, and within hours an update removing the offender is downloaded and implemented. ... Spyware and anti-virus programs work basically the same way. ... Some anti-virus programs include adware and spyware elements as part of the basic program.

Sunbelt CounterSpy - Anti Spyware Software Review by Debbie Jacobsen
Due to the growing number of security incidents involving spyware on the internet today, it is now considered to be “common practice” to use anti-spyware/anti-adware software on every computer that connects to the world wide web. Spyware and adware usually installs without notice just by... I do very little web-surfing at work and never download anything except technical software such as antivirus, spyware removers, firewall software, etc… Following my own advice never to download software from anywhere other than the manufacturer’s “official” website, I visited Sunbelt Software’s site in...

Viruses & Spyware - I'd Be Willing To Bet That You Have Viruses & Spyware On Your Computer! by Frank Shrum
Hi, I started offering my services as a computer tune-up guy in my home town in order to further promote my dialup services. Every since I started doing this it has proven to be a very profitable avenue of marketing but something else has made itself known to me in the process. ... My favorite anti virus,anti spyware & firewall defense software list and where to get them. ... AVGFree http://free.grisoft.com/doc/1 (I believe it is the best virus scanner) Free and paid for versions avail. ... Think about it...If your potential customer is trying to open your web page so they can buy your...

Protect Your Computer! by Michael Antonucci
To start this article, a joke: Why did the programmers mix up Halloween and Christmas? Because 25 DEC = 31 OCT. Haha! Well… if you got that, you probably don’t need to read this article.   It is often said that there is no such things as 100% security. ... However, the most prominent anti-virus software products are Norton Anti-virus ( http://www.symantec.com/ ) and McAffee ( http://www.mcafee.com ). ...   Anti-Virus software:             Ah… its name rings like poetry in my ear… but seriously, anti-virus software is seriously serious business.

Finding the Perfect Anti-spyware Software by Jason Frovich
Fortunately, there are generous individuals and organizations who have the facilities to review the work of the Anti-spyware developers and make the results available for all of us everyday users of the Internet. The challenge for us is to know where to go for these results and recommendations,... A real benefit for us is that most of the top rated anti-spyware and anti-virus programs are free, or available in Trial or Demo versions. ... If not, you'll find sites like c|net.com to be a good source for download links.

How to Prevent Spyware Infecting your PC by Derren Fung
What is spyware? Spyware is a broad category of software that is installed on computers without the user’s consent, for monetary purposes. They are the usual suspects for causing excessive pop ups, changing your home page, taking you to advertisement or pornographic web sites that you did not... Install and keep anti-virus software up-to-date. ... These are generally free software such as peer to peer (P2P) programs for file sharing, free weather reporting utilities that sit in your system tray, clock synchronisation tools, etc.

Why You Need Spyware Removal by Michael Russell
Today, the Internet can be a scary place. With viruses, worms, Trojans and the like, the Internet can be dangerous for a computer user. Yet, did you know that there are programs that install themselves on your computer and watch everything you do? Once installed these programs will bombard you... Along with the spyware removal and the anti virus applications, users will be pleased to find that they are also provided with firewall applications for additional protection while using the Internet. ... Further some come bundled with anti virus software - yet another must for every computer user.

How To Stop Spyware From Robbing You by Tom Jenson
Booting up the computer in the morning seems to be taking longer and longer. The pauses between asking for a web page and it loading increase. Suddenly, even keystrokes aren't registering on the screen as quickly as normal. Is your PC on the verge of a breakdown or has some version of spyware... Good anti-virus software, effective firewalls and reputable anti-spyware tools can save you time, money and a lot of headaches later. ... It's easy to take a freebie and feel like you got the better deal, but when a lot of freebies come packaged with spyware to infect your machine, the free price...

Protecting Your PC for Free by Rob Pirozzi
It is possible to provide very good protection for your PC without spending any money. There are four excellent software packages that are available for free. All are for home, non-commercial, use, with the exception of Spybot which is free to everyone. ... The free software packages that you should download and install are: ZoneLabs Free ZoneAlarm (http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/company/products/znalm/freeDownload.jsp) AVG's AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition (http://www.grisoft.com/doc/40/lng/ww) Lavasoft's Ad-Aware SE Personal (http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/)...