'Pop-up' firm seeks to block spyware act

Salt Lake Tribune ^ | 6/11/2004 | Glen Warchol

[JoJo Gunn]

More addenda:

Out of fairness, let me say that I don't know if SpyHunter erroneously marks things as spyware, as that program SpyKiller did.

But they're both the same as far as telling you they want money to remove what they find.

Spybot S&D and AdAware will do donuts around them, and won't hold you hostage. Spyware Blaster will even help keep the critters from ever getting in to begin with.

[Jackknife]

THANKS AGAIN ! I am downloading Firefox as we speak . I read more about it this morning , and am intrigued . Getting rid of the Yahoo companion .

[js1138]

Spyware Blaster

http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html

is always the first thing I install on a machine. It disables the bad guys and prevents new ones from being installed.

If you have kids, they will not see the invitations to install spyware.

[Principled]

Glad you know of Spyware Blaster and could comment on it. It works so well that I forgot why I never get pop ups, spyware, or much adware at all.

While reading this thread, I remembered I had Spyware Blaster and looked at it again- I have downloaded the most recent version and it's so easy. Don't have to turn it on ever..it just works!

[dfwgator]

Use Mozilla, or the Google toolbar, problem solved.

[js1138]

I find the latest version of Spywre Blaster to have a slightly confusing interface. I had no trouble figuring it out, but it wasn't automatic, and the controls had non-intuitive labels. It does, however, tell you when it is enabled and when it isn't, so you know you have to do something.

The great part is that it blocks the come-ons, so kids do not have the opportunity to muck up your computer.