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Preston Gralla
Protect yourself from online pests! Here's how

Preston Gralla
Contributor, AnchorDesk
Monday, June 24, 2002
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The Internet can be a dangerous and unpleasant place. Spyware, Web bugs, worms, malicious cookies, and pop-up ads lurk in every corner, ready to infect your computer--or annoy the living daylights out of you.

But you don't need to be prey to these pests every time you go online. I've found three programs at ZDNet Downloads that will protect you wherever you go on the Net.

SpyStopper protects your online privacy in several different ways. It blocks spyware, Web bugs, worms, and cookies. It can also stop scripts from running on your system, and block ads as well. (Shareware/Windows)

Internet Spy Hunter monitors and blocks spyware, Web bugs, malicious cookies, scripts, and much more. It also offers a nice reporting tool that charts malicious activity on your PC, such as the number of cookies the program has blocked. (Shareware/Windows)

Guard-IE Ad Blocking Privacy Suite and Popup Killer is a comprehensive privacy suite that kills pop-up ads, manages cookies, cleans your cache, stops Web bugs, and erases your history list. (Shareware/Windows)

You can make the Internet a kinder, gentler place. Just try these programs, and go online in safety.

Know of any other software that can protect you online? TalkBack to me!

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