Saturday, June 8, 2013

9.How About A Free One? – How To Protect Against Adware And Spyware

One thing you may be tempted by is a free anti spyware program. Free programs seem quite alluring after all, no one really wants to have to pay for protection if it is available without charge.

When considering free anti spyware products, take the time to truly unearth who they are, what they offer and what they put onto your computer. There are some excellent free programs to consider.

Yet, there are many more that are quite likely to contain spyware or adware themselves and be a simply ploy to get you to download them. Therefore, unless you’ve done your research on the product, something we’ll talk more about in a few minutes, don’t download anything.

Anti Spyware And Virus Protection
One of the many things you’ll find today in spyware protection are those programs that are now coupling anti virus products with anti spyware products. Each of them can be beneficial.
Some of the companies that have begun putting these together include McAfee, Symantec and Sophos. These leading anti virus software protectors are now providing software that will handle spyware at the same time as virus protection.

But, did you know that not all of these programs were really interested in doing this? While from a customer standpoint you can easily see how spyware is just as dangerous as viruses, from the business point, there was concern.
What if an anti spyware program labeled a company’s product as spyware? Could they be sued for doing so? These are real concerns to this day for these software developers as you can understand.

Most of them have simply labeled programs that they consider to be possible spyware programs with a term that is less offensive such as Symantec’s use of “extended threats” during a scan of your computer.

Should you purchase the combination of these two very important tools for your computer? It is a personal decision which program you do use and/or purchase. But the fact is that you must have something working for you to provide you with ultimate protection.

It’s understandable for most to be confused by which program is the right one to work with. Some people seem to think more than one program is necessary. Yet, an up to date program is the perfect choice.

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