Ramblings, opinions, and general meanderings from the Deep South

Friday, April 30, 2004

Spyware/Adware Trauma

I am going to state two cyber truths. You MUST download and install Spybot Search & Destroy. You MUST download and install Ad-Aware. Then check for updates EVERY time you get on the internet. Check for these updates when you first open your Internet Explorer, Mozilla, etc. If you don't do this and keep rolling the dice you will lose to Incredifind and the other smarmy spyware/adware people. If you have any problems installing please contact me. I will gladly help. Spybot S&D is a wonderful program and you should send money to Patrick Kolla for this neat utility (I did). Lavasoft is the owner of Ad-aware and their basic version is free too. They sell upgrades. Links are posted.

It is so frustrating that there is free software out there and people don't use it. All the harping in the world here at Cybersouth does not magically make these programs leap out and install on your computer. It takes around 15-25 minutes to install both of these super utilities. My frustration comes not from the fact that they are gathering information that's on your PC and where you go on the web. It comes from PCs slowing down and finally doing weird things, like crashing, from all the junk that someone else has decided you need on your machine. Would you like for a door to door salesman to come into your house and go through your personal belongings at random? Well, that's about the same as these jerks invading your cyber privacy. Don't let them do it! Defend your rights!

For a brief respite I am going to go LAN Party in spite of all the interference that is being thrown in my path at the last minute. It may mean being up all night, but this event is going to happen.

"Do not go gentle into that good night."
-Dylan Thomas

No comments: