Having completed my first round of attempting to get spyware, I am not entirely certain that I going about this correctly. Maybe I should remove my “Computer Tech” hat and become more of an “Average Joe”.
I have been using Internet Explorer 7 and Spybot with TeaTimer installed as my real time spyware blocker and even after going to known malware sites, I came up with very little spyware. I received many notices from Internet Explorer that software was attempting to install itself but I declined it every time. I didn’t get a single warning from Spybot’s TeaTimer. This leads me to think that people either aren’t using IE7 or FireFox as their browsers. Or possibly they are completely ignoring the warnings that they are getting.
Warnings from web browsers are NOT to be ignored. They are what protect you from keyloggers, adware, spyware and other sorts of malware. Even spyware blockers won’t help if you bypass their warnings and choose to install the software anyway.
Thanks,
The Free Downloadable Software Fan



