Free Spyware Removal Software - Your Ultimate Guide

Today's online landscape can prove a hazard-strewn adventure, laden with the pitfalls of email scam attempts, computer viruses, and those sneaky little programs known as 'Spyware' which monitor your computer activities and can potentially steal bank account numbers, site passwords, and produce the tragic identity theft cases one reads about in the news. The most conscientious computer user can fall prey to such attacks merely by having an online presence. Therefore, it is crucial that you know how to defend yourself against these insidious intrusions.

There are plenty of free resources available online that you can use to defend yourself against the aforementioned Spyware. Some of the most popular programs for preventing the abuses of these evil little online demons are made freely available to the global community.

Two of the most popular programs, which I have used for years, are Spybot: Search and Destroy, and Ad-Aware. While both programs will scan for Spyware (and remove it - unlike some seemingly 'free' Spyware removal programs), Spybot is particularly valuable for its powerful firewall which requires your permission whenever programs try to change your registries or settings.

Along with those award-winning programs is another program for the more advanced user which I have also found useful, HiJackThis. HiJackThis allows you to see the programs that have the most influence over your computer and instantly delete them. For more entirely free programs relating to Spyware (or anything else, for that matter), I recommend checking the section at NoNags.com, which maintains an excellent collection of all things free, or PCWorld.com, which provides up-to-date and useful reviews on Spyware and other security software.

By: Kelly Purden

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