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How To Thwart The Barbarian Spyware!
By Doug Woodall, Thu Dec 8th
Today,on most internet user's computers, we have the ability toemploy software, along with our intelligence, to prevent virusesand spyware. To put this article into proper perspective, we'lluse Medieval defense tactics. This is accomplished by 3 methods. First, a firewall... 'TheCastle Moat' so to speak. A firewall can't see inside yourcomputer beforehand though, so if any viruses or werepresent before the firewall was installed then its of no use. Ofcourse, its extremely good at preventing new attacks. Second, a anti-virus program.... 'The Castle Drawbridge! Theywill not provide much help with spyware, but good virusprotection is as desirable as one of Avaris's dreams! Onedrawback can be the updates, of course.If you've just updatedWednesday night and a virus hits the next day, then you may notbe protected till next Wednesday night, and by then it may betoo late. If you're smart, you will have signed up for emailalerts with the provider, or even better, you'll have aanti-virus program that has a real time update feature. I getthe tingles when I see that little pop-up saying a update isavailable and click here. Its downloaded ,installed, and updatedin about 20 seconds! A new virus or Trojan or God forbid, a newkeylogger can hit the internet and spread in a matter of days,and I'm sure this must make the definition writers lives aliving hell. I have great admiration for them as they could havebeen wealthy doctors, but they have chosen to help us... the endusers. (moment of silence here)
Last, we have anti-spyware programs,'The Flaming oil'! (myfavorite). Their update features are like the anti-virusprograms, so you have to be as vigilant with this method ofdefense too as you would be with the others. I've heard thereare people out there that don't even know when their updatesrun, or even if its configured to do so! I refuse to believethis sordid
rumor! So you've got your defenses set up, you're looking good. But thebest defense is a good offense, attack! That's what someorganizations do. They prowl the net looking for websites thatharbor drive-by downloads, URL Re-Directing and such. When theyfind them, they shut them down, or report them so effectiveprotection can be manufactured. These people have my sincerethanks for what they do. With identity theft on the rise andWebsense reporting that the average computer has 28 items ofSpyware on it, we need all the help we can get. Oh sure, you'resaying not my computer ! Well, lets discuss those little boxesthat you click "I Agree" to when you download something. Do youread the entire statement? This is one way has become sorampant, because so many downloads have extra software includedin them. These can be harmful to your computers well being.KeyLoggers, popups, adware, malware... Need I go on? So my ideais that we need these shining knights from the castle to journeyforth on a quest. They will be little robots or spiders like thesearch engines use. They will be given absolute power overharmful programs they find. They will be like Gort in the movie"The Day the Earth Stood Still". Dell recently reported that 12%of their calls were for damage, Microsoft says half oftheir reports of system crashes are caused by spyware. Thesecalls cost these companies millions of dollars in revenue, whichthey then pass the costs of onto us, the consumers. Who knows,if viruses and ever get controlled, the average computermay only cost a dollar! About the author:About the Author: Doug Woodall has a web site athttp://www.spywarebiz.com There he provides free information andrecommended products to combat Spyware. His Website isrecognized by Learning Fountain and ISafe He is a member of theIWA (International Webmasters Association) Article edited forproper content by Wendy McCallum Permission to copy ok as longas about author info remains with article. Copyright 2005SpywareBiz
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