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Adware/spyware? #150319 February 23rd, 2006 at 10:02 AM
Joined: Jun 2003 NB Canada tamara OP Member
OP tamara Member Joined: Jun 2003 NB Canada	What's the difference/ What's the best? and where can I get a free download? I know I'm just full of questions tonight.

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Re: Adware/spyware? #150320 February 23rd, 2006 at 10:47 AM
Joined: Mar 2004 afgreyparrot Official Problem Child
afgreyparrot Official Problem Child Joined: Mar 2004	Here's one you need... Ad-Aware ...but you really need more than one. The other ones are on my other computer, but someone will come along before I can get my computer up and tell you what they are.

Re: Adware/spyware? #150321 February 23rd, 2006 at 11:06 AM
Joined: Jan 2005 Ontario, Canada ChristinaC Member
ChristinaC Member Joined: Jan 2005 Ontario, Canada	Spyware keeps track of your surfing habits and adware stores ads on your computer. Ad aware is good (as Cindy mentioned) and Spybot is good. You should run both. I think both are free downloads. If they're not..PM me.

Re: Adware/spyware? #150322 February 23rd, 2006 at 11:08 AM
Joined: Jan 2005 Ontario, Canada ChristinaC Member
ChristinaC Member Joined: Jan 2005 Ontario, Canada	Oh, BTW, both spyware and adware store cookies and unnecessary temorary internet files as well as have the potential to hijack your browser among many other things.

Re: Adware/spyware? #150323 February 23rd, 2006 at 08:01 PM
Joined: Jun 2003 NB Canada tamara OP Member
OP tamara Member Joined: Jun 2003 NB Canada	OK, now I'm confused.

Re: Adware/spyware? #150324 February 23rd, 2006 at 08:16 PM
Joined: Aug 2004 Irving,Tx. JV Critter Keeper
JV Critter Keeper Joined: Aug 2004 Irving,Tx.	Tamara I have AVG free which stops E-Mail virus's also on same site it a no adware which is also free Anti-spyware. I have not had any problems since downlaoding them they are free, Stops popups also .runs virus scan on all incoming and outgoing E-Mails and you can set for automatic update. Jimmy

Re: Adware/spyware? #150325 February 24th, 2006 at 02:15 AM
Joined: May 2005 Nashville, TN Thornius The Bird Man
Thornius The Bird Man Joined: May 2005 Nashville, TN	I also have StopZilla and Xoftspy that are GREAT./ If you have Cable or DSL you can download them for free from Torrentspy.com AFTER downloading bittorent for free from Bittorent.com

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Re: Adware/spyware? #150326 February 24th, 2006 at 08:24 AM
Joined: Jul 2005 Arkansas comfrey Member
comfrey Member Joined: Jul 2005 Arkansas	If you have XP..."Microsoft Antispyware"..is also free from Microsoft download area. It works for spyware, adware and trojans.

Re: Adware/spyware? #150327 February 24th, 2006 at 09:24 AM
Joined: Feb 2005 Haskell Oklahoma Zone 6b Amigatec Member
Amigatec Member Joined: Feb 2005 Haskell Oklahoma Zone 6b	Another thing you might try is to change Browsers, I use Opera. IE has to many hooks into the Operating System, things like Active X controls. (A really bad idea!) Another free Browser is Firefox, both Opera and Firefox have built-in popup blocker. As far as the free Microsoft Anti-Spyware program, it is still a beta version so it will be buggy.

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