Is there a program that blocks ad ware and spy ware so you don't have to keep checking your computer and deleting it?

Answer 1

IMHO, one of the best chunks of software around for adware & spyware is SPYBOT, search and destroy. My friends and I all use it. And its free -- but they will accept donations. Understand that nobody has yet written a program for home use that will block all adware/viruses/spyware/trojan horse and/or all other malware simply because as soon as a program is written then crackers & hackers will attempt to get around it. And they will. Best we can do is get a decent, easy to use program. SPYBOT will delete/remove the stuff automatically. Meanwhile, once it's installed it will run in the background and prevent any KNOWN stuff from getting onto your computer. But even with SPYBOT, you'll have to periodically (either automatically or manually) download updates and then run the program again. Download it. Run it. Use their "Immunize" feature. And know you've done probably the best you can do with the software available to regular folks. {Now... Government installations are a whole other ball of wax... ;-) See the page link, further down this page, listed under Related Links. There's also this neat little program called 'Mozilla Firefox'. It will stop anything bad from happening to your computer ever, and the best part is its also an internet browser. 'Spybot -Dumb and stupid' is a terrible program.