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software, Windows Defender. As of 2007, Windows Defender is only available for
use on Windows XP, SP2 and Windows Server 2003, which means Windows
Defender is no longer supports Windows 2000.
Most experts agree that there is no single product that can detect all spyware. If
I were only going to use one antispyware product on the Windows XP operating
system, I would choose Windows Defender for several reasons: it has a very high
detection rate; it is easy to configure; it will run automatically on a schedule; it
automatically updates its detection rules; and, of course, it is free. In addition,
Microsoft products tend to work very well on Windows computers.
Free Antispyware Products
Ad-Aware Spyware Checker
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/products/ad-aware se personal.php
Windows Defender
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx
Spybot Search & Destroy
Antispyware Guides & Articles
Spyware Watch
Stop Internet Abuse
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/home/index.html
11 Signs of Spyware
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0%2C1759%2C1522648%2COO.asp
Anti-Spyware Guide
http://www.firewallguide.com/spyware.htm
Monitoring Software on Your Computer: Spyware, Adware, and Other Software,
Staff Report, Federal Trade Commission, March 2005 [PDF]
http://www .ftc.gov/os/2005/03/050307spywarerpt. pdf
PC Hell Spyware Removal Help
Spychecker
Spyware Guide
http://www.pchell.com/support/spyware.shtml
http://www.spychecker.com/
http://www.spywareguide.com/product list full.php
Spyware Warrior Rogue/Suspect Anti-Spyware Products
http://www.spywarewarrior.com/rogueanti-spyware.htm
http://www.spyware.co.uk/
http://www.celticsurf.netlwebscape/abuse.html
"Law #2: If a bad guy can alter the operating system on your computer, it's not
your computer anymore."
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