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To: Neeka who wrote (95536)	1/17/2005 2:23:12 AM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793564

Spyware I had some problems with it, until I installed ad-aware. None since. Now that I use Firefox, ad-aware only pulls up about one implant a week.

To: Neeka who wrote (95536)	1/17/2005 9:57:16 AM
From: Ilaine	Respond to of 793564

I don't get popups, period. Well, once in a great while, if I surf a foreign newspaper or something like that. I don't even read Indian news sites anymore, they're terrible for popups. Washington Post had an article a few weeks ago about a guy whose computer was taken over by spyware. The solution was to reformat the hard drive. As much as people hate AOL, I stick with them for my email because they have really improved keeping out spam. Also, I use McAfee Virus Scan, Spybot Search and Destroy, Spyware Doctor, AdAware, and clean out my cookies and my temp files and temporary internet files religiously. And I use Firefox. And I don't surf porn sites. I made a big mistake around Christmas time, trying Kazaa. Don't do it. They say that they don't install spyware, which is an outright lie.