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Old Jul 11, 2004, 04:22 PM
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spyware in freeware?

hi, it just occured to me freeware has spyware.Does spybot also find and eliminate these bad eggs since they were invited in? thank you

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Old Jul 13, 2004, 07:28 PM   #2  
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Re: spyware in freeware?

Spybot Search & Destroy and/or Ad-aware should be able to detect the spyware. When downloading anything from the internet, do yourself a favor and read the small print, usually you can stop the spyware from being downloaded.

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Giant AntiSpyware is currently the best spyware remover on the market. An independent study showed that it blowed all other removers away. Do a google search for the study results if you want to see for yourself.

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