Protection From Spam, Viruses, and Spyware

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well as whatever work or other valuable information you have stored. It can be very expensive to restore your computer to good use, and sometimes you have to get a whole new PC.

Viruses are a hazard to business and home users as systems crash and are down, losing valuable time and money. They also can wipe out memory, cause programming and internal hardware damage, and be generally criminally dangerous.

Viruses are getting more and more sophisticated and effective in their dirty work. Companies work full time staying on top of each new strain that comes out, developing counteracting programs for each one that surfaces.

Viruses have the potential to cause information and internet “blackouts”, where whole networks and parts of the net will be affected.

Spyware is one of the latest new threats to web security. In the form of parasitic programming that attaches itself to your browser, it works its way in and causes chaos. It will reset your default homepage, sending you ...

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at sites for spam, virus, and spyware programs. One search on yahoo’s advanced search option came up with about 531,000 different sites for the (“spam virus spyware protection software”) category.

The most effective and popular software came down to what are becoming industry standards. A few offbeat sites came to bear a few award winning, top-rated, or 100% effective products. General consumer satisfaction is high with the following recommended companies.

There are five (5) top companies listed here that are either well known or state-of-the-art. The companies are critiqued below by website, describing the features of each product, and why each is effective and/or ...

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