Spyware is a big deal, which you will see
if you read some of the following articles. Some of the information will
not apply to you or your browsing habits, but you should at least be aware
of the effects of some spyware in case your computer starts doing unusual
things.
2,551,631 people have downloaded ad-aware
142,345 people have downloaded spybot
The above numbers are for information, and are not meant to imply that one
program is better than the other.
This is a web page that describes what "spyware" is, and how to avoid it,
locate it, and delete it.
http://www.tweak3d.net/articles/spyware/print.shtmlA magazine
column about spyware, ad-aware, and spybot.
http://www.cnet.com/software/0-8888-8-20866869-1.html
Messages from people who don't like the spyware installed with TurboTax
(use all of the following lines of text, for the URL):
http://forums.zdnet.com/group/zd.Anchordesk/cnet/cnetnt.tpt/@thread@90101@F@1@D-,D@ALL/@article@mark@90101?ROS=1&OC=75
More information on spyware (use all of the following lines of text,
for the URL):
http://www.cnet.com/software/0-3227900-8-7448434-1.html?tag=st.sw.3227900-8-7448434-5.back2.3227900-8-7448434-1
Information about limiting the information that Google collects from
you:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,904424,00.asp
A good column explaining spyware:
http://news.com.com/2009-1023-985524.html
Another article about spyware:
http://www.pcworld.com/howto/article/0,aid,78052,tk,sbx,00.asp
Link for downloading ad-aware:
http://download.com.com/3000-2144-10186632.html
Link for downloading spybot:
http://download.com.com/3000-2144-10186633.html
