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...choosing a spyware removal tool is not a task to take lightly. It is all too common to find that some free antispyware tool you’ve come across may well be spyware itself...

As a long time network administrator, I’ve tried the gambit of spyware removal tools and have learned that choosing a spyware removal tool is not a task to take lightly. It is all too common to find that some free antispyware tool you’ve come across may well be spyware itself. XP Antispyware 2009 is a good example of a program that falsely reports virus and spyware infections in an effort trying to get you to pull out your credit card.

I began using Malwarebytes on occasion a few years ago. I think the best Malwarebytes review I’ve had was when I was at a client’s business with another network admin from out of town who was working on a hosted Microsoft exchange project. We were shooting the breeze when he brought the subject of Malwarebytes up and aksedif I’d used it. I said I had and we traded success stories using the product. We both agreed that running in safe mode, Malwarebytes does a great job cleaning up malware.

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Spyware, adware, and malware of all descriptions have become an absolute plague recently. Innocent web sites are being hijacked and unsuspecting visitors are attacked without having a clue that anything has happened. It’s important to be protected with antivirus software but when it’s after the fact and you’re already infected, you’re going to need a spyware removal tool and a good virus scanner.

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Computer viruses, Trojans, spyware, greyware, and the like, are never fun but there seems to have been an explosion of them recently. Of course it may just be that I've seen an inordinate number of them, but I think it might just be that the authors of this nastiness are simply getting ahead of the antivirus and antispyware software that tries to keep them at bay. And the tactics they use to get you infected has gotten better too.

Take the UPS spam message that's been going around the past month or so. This message claims that a parcel sent by UPS couldn't be delivered because the recipient's address was incorrect. It then advises you to print the attached invoice and bring it to the UPS office.

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A few weeks ago I wrote about an outbreak in computer viruses and while the outbreak appears to have slowed down, it would be a very bad idea indeed to let your guard down. In fact, in light recent virus and malware activity, this would be a great time to batten down the hatches.

There are a ton of tools out there that help protect your computer and there are just as many opinions as to which ones are the best. I'm not for a minute going to suggest that the tools I recommend clean all of the junk from your computer, or that they are even all that easy to use. I have found them to be effective however and use them extensively.

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