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One in twenty computers with an internet connection may be harbouring unwanted "spyware" programs that can record a user's computer use, generate nuisance pop-up ads and may pose a security risk, suggests a US study.

http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99994745

spybot search and destroy www.security.kolla.de/

AdAware www.lavasoftusa.com/support/download/

spybot and adaware are two programs you should run at least once a month on your computer, and at the same time check and see if there are updated reference files for both programs.

:o

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spybot and adaware are two programs you should run at least once a month

Once a day is recommended, at startup. I get more than 50 hits a day. :o

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forget about downloading anything

i even throw out all files from those i know

.scr

.exe

.com

.???

whatever shit / except SOMETIMES

.doc

sometimes means 9 out of 9.1 is thrown out anyway

who cares from who...

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and a good firewall would be not that bad .. :D

either zonealarm, tiny perrsonal firewall or else, but beware some are not 100% safe :o

francois

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