| By browsing a web page, you could infect your | | | | like Fire fox. |
| computer with spy ware, ad ware, dialers and | | | | The major anti-virus software product manufacturers |
| hijackers. These, unwelcome guests, are some of the | | | | have ignored the risks of spyware, hijackers, dialers |
| fastest growing threats on the Internet today. It is | | | | and ad ware till now. Due to this, users have little |
| important to protect your computer and one of the | | | | knowledge of the software products that can be |
| most powerful software products, available for this, | | | | effective in detecting and eliminating them. One of |
| is Spy ware Blaster, a program created by Java cool. | | | | the most powerful products available to provide |
| How are you affected? | | | | security from spy ware is Spyware Blaster. |
| A spyware program will record every keystroke and | | | | Just think about it. You probably have at least one, if |
| e-mail as well as every web page you visit and every | | | | not more computers in your home. Most computers |
| chat session. Some spyware programs will try to | | | | today have internet access. And if you receive email |
| take control of your homepage, search page and | | | | from others and surf to a couple of sites can you be |
| other browser settings. Some may silently download | | | | almost completely sure you have some kind of |
| themselves onto your computer. Others may pose | | | | spyware installed in your computer. |
| as legitimate programs and persuade you to | | | | Spyware Blaster |
| download them. | | | | Spyware Blaster is a freeware that offers |
| Private and confidential information extracted from a | | | | effectiveprotection from malicious Internet |
| user's computer may be put on the Internet before | | | | downloads. It disables malicious ActiveX controls that |
| he can realize that he is a victim of these malicious | | | | are already present and prevents downloads of |
| programs. | | | | malicious ActiveX controls from a web page. Its |
| A Microsoft program called ActiveX is used to | | | | current database contains 822 items against which it |
| download software from websites for supporting | | | | provides protection. About 100 of these are tracking |
| legitimate services like file viewers or games. ActiveX | | | | cookies, used by advertisers. |
| can also be used to download spyware, hijackers, | | | | Spy ware Blaster's Flash Killer capability enables it to |
| dialers and ad ware. Spyware Blaster can make it | | | | block the installation of distracting macromedia flash |
| difficult for these ActiveX programs to run on your | | | | content. It gives the user the option to block specific |
| computer. It can also protect your computer from | | | | search engine toolbars and browser plug-ins. |
| certain cookies while running Mozilla based browsers | | | | |