Can someone tell me the best and safest free spy ware program to download. My isp offers it but I'm not sure how good it is.
2006-07-12 04:32:03 · 6 answers · asked by jai 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
Try spybot. It's darn good and free.
2006-07-12 04:35:03 · answer #1 · answered by Gravy Czar 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no single best and safest anti spy/ad/malware program out there. Some may perform better than others but not 1 is full proof against all the spy/ad/malware there is. Furthermore different anti programs uses different detection technologies and different classification criteria so one program can miss what another may flag as a nasty piece of work.
The best way to go about defending yourself is to have an array of programs. And this is a case of sometimes the best things are free. 3 great programs, all free which can keep your system secure. They are Ad-aware SE, Spybot S & D and SpywareBlaster. These are usually enough to keep your system safe.
Another thing that you can do is to filter out sites that serve ads/banners and sometimes spy/ad/malware thru the use of host files (links below). These and a good anti virus and firewall should keep you system safe.
2006-07-12 12:51:35 · answer #2 · answered by roneo09 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
spybot search&destroy adaware se spy guard are all free and can get at pcworld.com or majorgeeks.com but a paid version of any thing has much stronger protection.
2006-07-12 11:36:35 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Download the antivirus and anti spyware from the link below:
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/1
2006-07-12 11:52:52 · answer #4 · answered by Vj. 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Spybot search and destory, ad-aware, windows defender... for the most part, what one misses one of the others catches.
2006-07-12 11:36:21 · answer #5 · answered by Duds331 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to download.com and search for for spyware or free anti-virus. It will give you a good list of freebies.
Best ones are AVG and Spydoctor
I use both.
2006-07-12 11:36:05 · answer #6 · answered by Ajescent 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋