Re: Spyware

On Tue, 29 Nov 2005 12:23:21 -0500, I read these words from "The Real
Fifeshire Bimbo" <htr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> :

>"KMM" <gone@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote
>> "MacP" <micheil@xxxxxxx> wrote
>>
>>> My ISP (the biggest supplier in Canada) does all the virus
>>> and spyware checking free of charge.
>>
>> It has become a standard for any decent ISP to scan emails
>> these days and attempt to minimise spam and the spread of
>> the latest virus. Anyone charging their customers more than
>> a nominal sum for the service is to be avoided. How can your
>> ISP scan for Spyware? Spyware is almost always a 'self
>> inflicted' problem. Spyware whether it be tracking cookies
>> or embedded in software, a la Kazza etc, will not be screened
>> via your ISP. Same goes for trojans acessing unprotected PCs,
>> your ISP has little control over that problem either.
>
>I bought a programme . . . . . . .

You<Cough>*BOUGHT*<Choke>whit<Splutter>?
Payment for software ? Heaven forfend !
Dearie, dearie, me. Jings, Crivvens and help Ma Boab.

Away an' look at :
http://www.ian-stewart.dsl.pipex.com/freeware.html

Or load up with these freebies.

Mailwasher (I sent you that one)
Zone Alarm
Win Patrol

AVG Anti Virus
Avast Anti Virus
(these two will happily co-exist on one PC)

Ad-Aware
Spybot
Spyware Blaster
(go for all three, slightly different)

(Sorry, I don't have the URLs to hand,
you'll need to Google for the download sites)

-- jjj
.

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