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» McAffee Spam Killer : Goes through your e-mail and removes nearly all the spam. Deleted spam is kept in a "trashcan" so you
can undelete it if you have to. Comes with numerous pre-defined "spam filters"; you can change them or define your own such as e-mail addresses to always let in.
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» Microsoft Windows Defender : Scan for and removes spyware software installed on your computer.
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» Ad-Aware : Scan for and removes spyware software installed on your computer.
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SpyBot - Search & Destroy : Blocks access of Internet Explore to websites known to be sources of spyware software. And can scan your computer for
known spyware.
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» Pop-Up Stopper : Prevents most "pop-up" and "pop-under" ads that show up on your web browser when you visit a website.
Note: You do not need this plug-in if you are already using another plug-in that also does pop-up blocking, such as Google toolbar or MSN toolbar.
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» McAfee Personal Firewall : Prevents unauthorized access to your computer. A firewall is essential if you are on the
Internet for a few hours per day or your computer is connected to the internet via a cable modem or high speed connection. Note: Windows XP comes with a built-in firewall but it may not block as many threats as McAfee Personal
Firewall.
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HijackThis : A general homepage hijackers detector and remover. Alternative download: HijackThis.exe
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CWShredder : A small utility for removing CoolWebSearch.
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LSP-Fix : Repairs a specific type of problem associated with certain Internet software. This type of software is known as a Layered Service Provider or
LSP.
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Port Numbers List: If your firewall reports activity on a certain port number, this list can be helpful to
determine if the activity is legitimate or not.
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PC Hell .com: Useful links and instructions on removing various spyware.