Santi
1st August 2008, 17:11
Hi i wanted to share this very useful free software with you.
When you cant spend money on software and you want to have a clean and safe computer, free of spyware, this is one of the best free anti-spyware programs. I use it and find it extremelly helpful. It has a system that prevents spys and other malicious software to enter your computer; in other words, when you are browsing the Internet, it automatically blocks the things. It also covers some virus threats and its great for spys that retrieve passwords from your sites. It is updated almost everyday with the newest threats.
Nowadays computer security needs 3 main important things: Anti-virus, Anti-spyware, and a Firewall.
You can get an anti-virus almost everywhere and they are quite common to come across with.
Windows has a Firewall already installed, but if you are looking for better options (lets be honest, Window's Firewall is a total :thumbdown: , but at least its something) there are programs such as ZoneAlarm (the one i use), but since this topic is dedicated to an Anti-spyware program, lets talk solely about that now.
Overview
Spybot - Search & Destroy (http://www.safer-networking.org/en/spybotsd/index.html) detects and removes spyware, a relatively new kind of threat not yet covered by common anti-virus applications. Spyware silently tracks your surfing behaviour to create a marketing profile for you that is transmitted without your knowledge to the compilers and sold to advertising companies. If you see new toolbars in your Internet Explorer that you haven't intentionally installed, if your browser crashes inexplicably, or if your home page has been "hijacked" (or changed without your knowledge), your computer is most probably infected with spyware. Even if you don't see the symptoms, your computer may be infected, because more and more spyware is emerging. Spybot-S&D is free, so there's no harm giving it a try to see if something has invaded your computer.
To see a list of threats Spybot-S&D can remove, in the navigation bar at the left click on Support --> Threats. For an introduction to Spybot-S&D, please read the tutorial. If you fear incompatibility with other software you are now using, although we can assure you that there is no danger you can review our compatibility overview which lists some software whose compatibility has been analyzed.
Spybot-S&D can also clean usage tracks, an interesting function if you share your computer with other users and don't want them to see what you have been working on. And for professional users, Spybot-S&D allows you to fix some registry inconsistencies and extended reports. A list of all the application's features is also available.
English language download link (http://www.spybotupdates.com/files/spybotsd160.exe)
When you cant spend money on software and you want to have a clean and safe computer, free of spyware, this is one of the best free anti-spyware programs. I use it and find it extremelly helpful. It has a system that prevents spys and other malicious software to enter your computer; in other words, when you are browsing the Internet, it automatically blocks the things. It also covers some virus threats and its great for spys that retrieve passwords from your sites. It is updated almost everyday with the newest threats.
Nowadays computer security needs 3 main important things: Anti-virus, Anti-spyware, and a Firewall.
You can get an anti-virus almost everywhere and they are quite common to come across with.
Windows has a Firewall already installed, but if you are looking for better options (lets be honest, Window's Firewall is a total :thumbdown: , but at least its something) there are programs such as ZoneAlarm (the one i use), but since this topic is dedicated to an Anti-spyware program, lets talk solely about that now.
Overview
Spybot - Search & Destroy (http://www.safer-networking.org/en/spybotsd/index.html) detects and removes spyware, a relatively new kind of threat not yet covered by common anti-virus applications. Spyware silently tracks your surfing behaviour to create a marketing profile for you that is transmitted without your knowledge to the compilers and sold to advertising companies. If you see new toolbars in your Internet Explorer that you haven't intentionally installed, if your browser crashes inexplicably, or if your home page has been "hijacked" (or changed without your knowledge), your computer is most probably infected with spyware. Even if you don't see the symptoms, your computer may be infected, because more and more spyware is emerging. Spybot-S&D is free, so there's no harm giving it a try to see if something has invaded your computer.
To see a list of threats Spybot-S&D can remove, in the navigation bar at the left click on Support --> Threats. For an introduction to Spybot-S&D, please read the tutorial. If you fear incompatibility with other software you are now using, although we can assure you that there is no danger you can review our compatibility overview which lists some software whose compatibility has been analyzed.
Spybot-S&D can also clean usage tracks, an interesting function if you share your computer with other users and don't want them to see what you have been working on. And for professional users, Spybot-S&D allows you to fix some registry inconsistencies and extended reports. A list of all the application's features is also available.
English language download link (http://www.spybotupdates.com/files/spybotsd160.exe)