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The Truth About Free Anti Spyware Software
By: Rob Lamper
Post Date: 2008-12-02
You search about your problem, and you learn about spyware applications and how they do this to your computer. You also learn that to deal with these, you need an anti spyware application.
So you download the first free anti-spyware file you see and you install it to your PC. Wrong move.
If you are searching for a free anti spyware software to protect your PC from malware and spyware applications, then you have to know that there are free anti spyware software that cause more damage than help are rogue anti spyware programs.
But what do these rogue anti spyware programs do?
They create False Positive detection. Ever been to a webpage where suddenly, a pop up says that you have over a million spyware bogging your computer down? Then when you check your own spyware blocker that is up and running on the background, your application says you have no spyware whatsoever. #1 Spyware Killer is actually an application that does this, which makes it a rogue anti spyware. The marketers of these types of programs do this so you will be convinced to download their anti spyware, as it seems that a spyware that can detect a million malware files is better than one that detects none.
Other rogue spyware files automatically load themselves to your PC, even if you click the X button to close the installation invitation. If you do encounter pop-ups like this, press Alt + F4 to circumvent this auto-install action. An example of this is Ad-Eliminator.
Some rogue anti spyware parading as free anti spyware software initially would allow you to download their application. Then, it will intall a malicious file that only their paid version (usually called a deluxe version) can remove. If you do not buy the deluxe version, you would have to deal with pop-ups constantly saying your PC is at risk and you have to buy the upgrade. Adware Sherriff is an example of this.
If you want to protect your PC from spyware, malware, malicious files, key loggers, Trojan horses and RAP, then you would have to make sure that your free anti spyware software is the real deal.
The best way to check if a program that protects you from malicious files is legitimate, then you need to visit the Spyware Warrior website. It has a comprehensive list of all the rogue software out there and at the same time, it has links that you can read about educating you about spyware apps.
Then, lastly, if you find that your chosen free anti spyware is okay with Spyware Warrior, then read about the product from other users who have tried the application. This will give you an overview of how the product will perform on your own PC.
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