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How To Find the Perfect Anti-spyware Software
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.
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.
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