Finding the Perfect Anti-spyware Software

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559

Summary:
The whole arena of spyware intrusion is extremely fluid with the spyware writers trying to outsmart everyone, and the software protection writers diligently working to keep up with the hundreds of new worms and viruses appearing nearly every day.


Keywords:
spyware removal,free spyware, adware removal


Article Body:
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, and to know which of the anti-spyware and 
anti-virus programs to use on our computers. 

There are many web masters, newsletter, and Blog publishers who 
constantly monitor the results published by the anti-spyware 
reviewers. Most of them pass these information alerts on to their 
readers and subscribers, often offering suggestions and advice 
based on their own personal experiences and expertise. 

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. 

All we need do is find out where to get them. But first, we need to 
find the reviewers who post the alerts. 

If subscribing to newsletters and Blogs isn't your usual surfing 
activity, you can do a search for security alert newsletters or 
security alert blogs. For example, do a Yahoo search for "security 
alert newsletter" (use the quotation marks to get the most 
appropriate search results). Do the same for a Yahoo or Google 
search on "security alert blog". (Blogs are web logs). 

Investigate the first and second pages of the search results and 
select three or four of the listings as a starting point. Many 
newsletters are published on a monthly schedule and may not 
contain the most current information. Some are published weekly. 
They may be better choices. 

Blogs are usually much more current since Blog authors often post 
their information every couple of days - some even on a daily 
basis. 

Blogs are riding a major wave of popularity. For the serious 
searchers of current information, this is a great benefit. There 
aren't as many Blog sites as web sites yet, so it's often much 
easier to find the information you're looking for. 

Many Blog authors make their publications available for RSS (Real 
Simple Syndication) readers. If you have added a RSS reader to 
your browser, you can get up-to-the-minute alerts presented to 
you automatically. You don't need to go looking for them. 

Many updated browsers, like Netscape 8 and Firefox include this 
feature as part of their package. Expect the newest Internet 
Explorer to have a RSS Reader, too. 

Don't be overwhelmed by all of the information you get. After doing 
these searches and reviews once or twice, it will be a simple task 
to select what you need to keep yourself current. 

For starters, it is generally accepted practice to select and use at 
least two anti-spyware programs. Choose from among the two or 
three that receive the highest recommendations and ratings from 
the newsletter and Blog authors. Be especially watchful for and 
select one of those programs that provides 'Real Time' monitoring. 
(Which means that they monitor and catch any incoming bugs that 
may try to infect your machine while you are online). 

Downloading instructions are nearly always present with the 
reviews. If not, you'll find sites like c|net.com to be a good source 
for download links. 

Just don't forget to check for and update your security software. 
The spyware writers won't give you a break if you do.