On 3 Sep 2003 09:39:37 -0700, in <alt.privacy.spyware>,
turboslug@bigfoot.com (James) wrote:
>
> I'm currently using Ad-aware and wonder if it is considered the best
> spyware removal program,
[snip]

What is considered "the best" flavor of ice cream?

> ... or if there is another out there I don't know
> of.
[snip]

Quite a few -- many of them worthless or worse, now that this issue has
become "hot" and the carpetbaggers have moved in. But one in particular
that is widely considered a "must have" is "SpyBot Search & Destroy". See
the FAQ for the download URL.

> For some reason the word "Lava" brings up a red flag... seems
> like either that company or one that sounds similar actually installs
> spyware on your computer! I may just have the name confused..

Probably, or you're letting you imagination run away with you. AdAware is a
long-time-standing "Good Guy" program. No worries.

--

Jay T. Blocksom
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Appropriate Technology, Inc.
usenet01[at]appropriate-tech.net


"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
-- Benjamin Franklin, Historical Review of Pennsylvania, 1759.

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