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Security Software Spyware detection and removal Applications that we have used and would recommend: Often starting CWS Shreader is a good first step in any removal. Grisoft (the makers of AVG Antivirus), have recently acquired Ewido antispyware. This is a good application that not only implements spyware scanning, but also offers realtime protection and detection. Although once a mainstay of many cleanup operations, Spybot Search
& Destroy by Patrick M. Kolla and Ad-Aware
by Lavasoft, alas are now getting a bit out of date, but may still be worth a try. Microsoft Anti Spyware also has a removal facility - see below. Spyware infection prevention Following Microsofts aquisition of Giant software, they have now released their own version of Giants good anti spyware tool, under the banner of Microsoft Anti Spyware. This application (currently in Beta test) is a useful addition to the armoury and provides real time monitoring anb blocking of many of the typical activities carried out by spyware applications. SpywareBlaster
by Javacool Software is a static immunisation application that will block access to know spyware sites and pages. Also worth reading from the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional web
page see: Startup Control Sometimes it is handy to control what software starts automatically on your computer. Try StartupList by Merijn Firewalls The following links are to personal firewall programs. Each of these suppliers have at least one version that is available free of charge.
Other Resources: There is a very good tutorial page that contains a large collection of
links to online security resources here
on the PlusNet web site.
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