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Spyware Solutions


Spyware is software that is installed without your knowledge, usually from a website, or when you download freeware or shareware. It is especially prevalent in peer to peer file swapping products such as Kazaa or Bit-Torrent.

Spyware can be used to collect information from your computer, including keystrokes, credit card or other financial information, or even screen shots of everything you do on your computer.

There are many good anti-spyware products, but you need to be careful because some of the ones you'll find online are actually spyware themselves! The links below are to some of the best known and respected anti-spyware applications. They are also all free!

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