"MikeC" wrote:
> How does the product SpywareBlaster from Javacool software rate and rank among the other
> similar products?

Rate and rank, I do not know - though many people use it. I do...

> Is it truly free?
Yes. http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html

From noted Spyware hunter and MS - MVP, Andrew Clover;
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SpywareBlaster disables certain ActiveX control class IDs associated with parasites.
This has the effect of hobbling some parasites if they are installed, and preventing many
others from loading by ActiveX drive-by-download in Internet Explorer.
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See: http://doxdesk.com/parasite/software.html#security

Silj

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