I should come into Ciao more often. I like reading the reviews that you all write. Nice to see what ...
I should come into Ciao more often. I like reading the reviews that you all write. Nice to see what you think of services and goods. :)
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Do you realise when you connect to the internet, you open a door to the rest of the world? Of course you do! Why else would you use the internet?
Do you realise that every time you connect to the internet, you open a door for others? Probably...
But do you know what could be creeping into your computer whilst your browsing the net? Maybe not!
And this is where the problems start!!!
Whenever you download a program, wether it be a desktop wallpaper or a system check utility, you open a door most people are not aware of (unfortunatly) to whatever site you have connected to and in return for your...shall we say...'custom', you are rewarded by a cookie (small piece of software) that resides in your computer and sends back (mostly) marketing information to the site / server you recently visited! These are known as 'ad and spyware' and can be thought of as someone following you around wherever you go watching what you do. These are very unwelcome and dangerouse cookies can corrupt a computer if not dealt with! Please don't be fooled and mistake anti-virus software for ad and spyware software. Most packages don't incorporate ad and spyware and it has to be bought as a seperate package. Allow me to give you an example of what I mean.. Yesterday, I saw a pop up ad that had a VERY nice screen saver that when it kicked in on your computer, created moving images as though you were looking out of a window rather than a computer monitor. I thought it looked great and downloaded the screen saver.
(Please exscuse the caps but this is important)...
THIS SMALL PROGRAM DOWNLOADED (and I kid you not), 4,700 AD & SPYWARE TRACES ON MY COMPUTER !!!
Thankfully I had Webroot SpySweeper that cleared my computer of all these traces, as well as a few other cookies I didn't realise were on my PC. Spysweeper can be bought boxed from a shop, or as in my case, downloaded from the webroot web site. There is a facility on the web site for you to run a free scan of your computer to detect any adware you may have, although to clean your computer properly, you need to buy the software. I have to date, found 5, 323 ad and spyware cookies on my computer from most of the sites I visit. Not only does spysweeper tell you the names of the adware it finds, you also have the facility of checking the adware on the webroot site and finding more information on it! This I think is a great touch as it helps you uderstand more the dangerous world of adware and spyware.
I strongly urge people to look into ad and spyware software and see which works for you. I my personal opinion, I must say that this is a must have utility if you plan to use the internet. Spysweeper also has a good selection of submenus incorpirated into the program so you can have spysweeper running the way you want it ( by this I mean, start up when windows starts, run in the background, activate or de-activate shields, check for updates both in the program and definitions, and is overall easy to use if you have never used a spysweeper before). I give this a good 8-9/10 and won't use the internet without it.
*NOTE* Please forgive the long windedness of this review, but it is intended for those who are unfamiliar with spyware packages as well of those of you who may have used these before.
Either way, I wish you happy, safe surfing -Llinx-
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i could do with one of these. i bank online a lot and it could be disatrous if someone hacked! good review, especially for those who dont really know about the package, like me!! :) x
llinx 21.07.2005 23:45
I forgot to add......
Thank you for your feedback on this. I plan to write reviews on other products in the future and all comments you leave with regards to how I write my reviews will help me to write clearer, more concise ones in the future, so thank you very much for your replys :)
llinx 21.07.2005 23:42
Webroot Spysweeper can be bought from shops like pc world and is also downloadable from there web site. I haven't included the web address as I see it's against Ciao rules, but there is a link to the site from this one. I have really only commented on this one as it's the only one I have bought, the other free trial ones I tried leave a bit to be desired unless your a techie and understand what it is EXACTLY your doing. As for price, I can't really say as there is a discount for buying off the site and I would imagine the boxed retail version to be more pricy to included the packaging.
Advantages: Real time protection, automatic updating, easy installation, impressive scanning system Disadvantages: Can use a little too much system power when all shields are enabled
sosull 01.06.2007 (01.06.2007)
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Advantages: Real time protection, automatic updating, easy installation, impressive scanning system Disadvantages: Can use a little too much system power when all shields are enabled
sosull 01.06.2007 (01.06.2007)
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