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<DIV>There seems to be a huge increase in malware and hijacker spyware cropping
up on computers in our clinic and offices during the past few weeks.
Firewalls, spam blockers, pop-up blockers and antivirus programs are a big help,
but I also find it useful to run anti-spyware. There are two good programs
that are free...one is Spybot Search and Destroy by Kolla. The other is Ad
Aware. I run those programs after every internet session. It takes a
few minutes, but I can attest to the fact that cleaning up a computer loaded
with tracking and spyware takes much longer. Even though I have seveal
layers of protection on my home computer including firewall, spam blockers,
pop-up blockers, and McAffee, Ad Aware always picks up from ten to forty
tracking cookies/spyware each time I run it. Ad Aware seems to pick up
more spyware, but Spybot S&D also immunizes your computer against the known
variants.so both are useful. Beware of other sound-alike and look-alike
anti-spy programs. Some of them are actually hijacker software and others
provide a short free trial and then demand payment to use or to remove the
programs.</DIV>
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<DIV>If your computer is running much slower than it used to, it may be
struggling through spyware quicksand.</DIV>
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<DIV>Carla</DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>