The whole arena of spyware intrusion is extremely fluid with the spyware writers trying to outsmart everyone, and the software protection writers diligently working to keep up with the hundreds of new worms and viruses appearing nearly every day.
Fortunately, there are generous individuals and organizations who have
the facilities to review the work of the Anti-spyware developers and make
the results available for all of us everyday users of the Internet.
The challenge for us is to know where to go for these results and
recommendations, and to know which of the anti-spyware and anti-virus
programs to use on our computers.
There are many web masters, newsletter, and Blog publishers who
constantly monitor the results published by the anti-spyware reviewers.
Most of them pass these information alerts on to their readers and
subscribers, often offering suggestions and advice based on their own
personal experiences and expertise.
A real benefit for us is that most of the top rated anti-spyware and anti-
virus programs are free, or available in Trial or Demo versions.
All we need do is find out where to get them. But first, we need to find the
reviewers who post the alerts.
If subscribing to newsletters and Blogs isn't your usual surfing activity, you
can do a search for security alert newsletters or security alert blogs. For
example, do a Yahoo search for "security alert newsletter" (use the
quotation marks to get the most appropriate search results). Do the same
for a Yahoo or Google search on "security alert blog". (Blogs are web logs).
Investigate the first and second pages of the search results and select
three or four of the listings as a starting point. Many newsletters are
published on a monthly schedule and may not contain the most current
information. Some are published weekly. They may be better choices.
Blogs are usually much more current since Blog authors often post their
information every couple of days - some even on a daily basis.
Blogs are riding a major wave of popularity. For the serious searchers of
current information, this is a great benefit. There aren't as many Blog sites
as web sites yet, so it's often much easier to find the information you're
looking for.
Many Blog authors make their publications available for RSS (Real Simple
Syndication) readers. If you have added a RSS reader to your browser, you
can get up-to-the-minute alerts presented to you automatically. You don't
need to go looking for them.
Many updated browsers, like Netscape 8 and Firefox include this feature as
part of their package. Expect the newest Internet Explorer to have a RSS
Reader, too.
Don't be overwhelmed by all of the information you get. After doing these
searches and reviews once or twice, it will be a simple task to select what
you need to keep yourself current.
For starters, it is generally accepted practice to select and use at least two
anti-spyware programs. Choose from among the two or three that receive
the highest recommendations and ratings from the newsletter and Blog
authors. Be especially watchful for and select one of those programs that
provides 'Real Time' monitoring. (Which means that they monitor and catch
any incoming bugs that may try to infect your machine while you are
online).
Downloading instructions are nearly always present with the reviews. If
not, you'll find sites like c|net.com to be a good source for download links.
Just don't forget to check for and update your security software. The
spyware writers won't give you a break if you do.
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