Top four free anti-spyware programs

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The Sweet Stuff: Software

Thursday July 9, 2009

This week Michael "Doctor File Finder" Callahan takes a look a four

free anti-spyware programs

. On the Internet today

spyware

is much more of a threat than are viruses and worms. You can protect yourself from

spyware

and Doc shows you how to do it for free.

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Show Notes

1-2-3 Spyware Free

- Simple, basic interface.
- Scans quickly.
- Can be scheduled for daily, weekly, once, or at system startup.
- Can be manually updated.

Spyware Killer

- Has AntiSpyware Tools to monitor browser, startup programs, your home page and more.
- Nice system status screen.
- Offers Quick, Full, or Custom scans.
- Easy to read history of activity.

Spyware Terminator

- Offers a variety of scan types.
- Has an Immunize mode to protect your system.
- Has a Cookie Scanner to eliminate malicious cookies.
- Well done System Summary page.

Doc's Top Pick
Ad-Aware Free Anniversary Edition

- One of the oldest and most respected anti-spyware products.
- Has an intuitive, user-friendly interface.
- Allows for automatic updates.
- Lets you configure scan levels.
- Has Track Sweep to eliminate surfing traces.

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