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Introduction: Spyware is ANY SOFTWARE which uses a persons Internet connection in the background, without their knowledge or explicit permission.

You'll be amazed, once you've checked out the sites below, at just how much spyware you have on your machine.

Programs: Spyware Prevention
Name: Spyware Blaster
Description: SpywareBlaster doesn't scan and clean for spyware - it prevents it from ever being installed
Rating: (free)
 
Name: SpywareGuard
Description: SpywareGuard provides a real-time protection solution against spyware
Rating: (free)
 
Name: WinPatrol
Description: Scotty the Windows Watch Dog sniffs out malicious "mysteryware" and parasites that may assault your computer. WinPatrol puts you back in control of your computer so you'll know what programs are and should be running at all times.
Rating: (free)
 
Name: BOClean
Description: BOClean automatically detects and defeats malware of all kinds, and then cleans up the mess without the need for "Hijack This" reports!

Think of your antivirus as a burglar alarm. BOClean is a motion detector.
Rating:
 
Name: Mozilla Firefox
Description: Firefox is a free, open-source web browser for Windows, Linux and Mac OS X and is based on the Mozilla codebase. It is small, fast and easy to use, and offers many advantages over Internet Explorer, such as the ability to block pop-up windows. It is also generally more secure than Internet Explorer.
Rating: (free)
 

Programs: Spyware Cleaning
Name: Ad-Aware
Description: Ad-aware is a free multi spyware removal utility that scans your memory, registry and hard drives for known spyware and scumware components and lets you remove them safely
Rating: (free)
 
Name: Spybot - Search & Destroy
Description: spyware removal utility that scans your memory, registry and hard drives for known spyware
Rating: (free)
 
Name: CWShredder
Description: Helps remove the browser hijacker known as CoolWebSearch (CWS) and it's variants.
Rating: (free)
 
Name: HijackThis
Description: A general homepage hijackers detector and remover.
Rating: (free)
 
Name: Kazzabegone
Description: A Kazaa uninstaller which scans and removes all elements of all Kazaa versions, as well as all of the bundled software that comes with it.
Rating: (free)
 
Name: LSP-Fix
Description: Repairs Winsock 2 settings, caused by buggy or improperly-removed Internet software, that result in loss of Internet access
Rating: (free)
 
Name: Open Ports List
Description: Huge list of internet ports that you need to know and secure
Rating:
 
Name: Adware
Description: Everything you ever wanted to know about spyware and it's removal
Rating:
 

Useful Sites
Name: Spyware Info
Description: General Spyware information site
Rating:
 
Name: Spy Checker
Description: a spyware lookup database
Rating:
 
Name: Parasite
Description: Browser Spyware Checker
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