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A short column this week. Down to business, with a couple of updates to enhance your computing life.
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Patrick Kolla wrote Spybot: Search & Destroy, a free download that is one of VanRamblings’ most recommended programmes. Spybot is an anti-spyware scanner that finds and cleans out adware on your PC so your private information can’t be transmitted. The software is so popular worldwide that user donations support Kolla’s company, Safer Networking Limited, which he runs with help from his father, Dr. Michael Kolla, and Team Spybot, a group of computer science students.
This week Team Spybot released a new, and far superior, version of Spybot. Go here to download the programme. You won’t be sorry you did.
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And, while you’re updating your security programmes, now is as good a time as any to update your version of McAfee Stinger. McAfee’s Stinger programme is a stand-alone utility used to detect and remove specific viruses. It is not a substitute for full anti-virus protection, but rather a tool to assist PC users when dealing with an infected system. It utilizes next generation scan engine technology, including process scanning, digitally signed DAT files, and scan performance optimizations, and as such should be a regular part of your PC maintenance protocol. Go here to download version 2.2.7.
