I post at SearchCommander.com now, and this post was published 19 years 1 month 24 days ago. This industry changes FAST, so blindly following the advice here *may not* be a good idea! If you're at all unsure, feel free to hit me up on Twitter and ask.
As this article points out, some estimates of the financial risk posed by Spyware may have been inflated, but that’s not to imply that it’s still not a horrible plague.
The moral of the story? Make sure you’re running Windows Service Pack 2 and all the Windows updates!
In a review of seven antispyware products, PC World gave Counterspy its Best Buy award for delivering the highest spyware detection rate. CounterSpy was found to be the most capable antispyware program, providing an overall scanning efficiency of 85%. You can try it out here…