The
Internet is littered with spyware, tiny apps
that live on your hard drive and either direct
you to advertising sites you don't want or
record your Internet surfing activities to
download
even more advertising. Here are two of our
favourite apps for detecting & removing
spyware.
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Firewall helps to keep unwanted visitors from
locating,
and possibly invading your computer. WindowsXP
has its own built-in firewall, but if you want
more
protection, you should have a more powerful
firewall. Here are two of the industry leaders.
ZoneAlam provides a free version.
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Spybot
Search and Destroy
Spybot Search and Destroy is adaptable for both beginning and power users,
and it's a great way to keep your home PC free of spyware. Best of all:
it's free!
- visit homepage
- download |
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Ad-aware
Standard Edition
Ad-aware has been around for years, and the free (for personal use) version
is a good choice for spyware protection.
- visit
homepage
- download |
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ZoneAlarm
ZoneAlarm firewall provides a solid security foundation for your Internet
connected PC. It can stops intruder from accessing your PC, and makes
it invisible to hackers.
- visit homepage
- download |
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Norton
Personal Firewall
Norton Personal Firewall keeps personal data in and hackers out. Right
out of the box, it makes your PC invisible on the Internet so that hackers
can’t find it.
- visit
homepage
- download |
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