Monday, July 16, 2007
Chapter 5 - Spyware
According to pg. 228 of the book, 91 % of U.S consumers with broadband Internet connections had spyware on their computers. This means that someone is able to monitor everything they do online. What a scary thought! I just don't like the idea of anyone taking pictures of my computer screen, it's kind of like having a peeping Tom outside of your window! We recently purchased a new computer and had to buy a seperate spyware blocker. It think that is why so many computers have spyware is because on top of already expensive computers, we don't want to add to the expense by buying software to protect it. It looks like more companies such as AOL are going to be including spyware blockers with their software which should help. I would predict, however, that the people who engineer so much of the spyware will eventually crack the code and we'll just end up spending more and more money to keep our machines updated and spyware free. Someone must be making a killing!
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The sad thing is there are lots of programs out there that are free that you can use but no one tells you about those. At the store they convince you to buy the expensive program because you know you need to protect yourself and think its the only option. We use Spybot and Avast both are free programs from what I understand.
How do you know if the supposed anti-spyware programs aren't actually spyware you are willingly downloading onto your computer? As far as free stuff goes, more often than not, you are getting what you pay for...
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