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How to Free Your PC From Spyware
Use these cheap and no-cost tools to boot even really stubborn malware.
Steve Bass
Use Restricted Zones to Stop Spyware
My system is clean and I keep it that way with three free tools. SpywareBlaster adds the URLs of risky sites to your browser's Restricted Sites list, preventing malware from installing. This program doesn't scan or work in the background; but for a $10 registration, it will automatically download Restricted Sites lists. The only downside, and it doesn't happen often, is that the tool may lock out a site you visit. To avoid this result, remove the site from SpywareBlaster's list. If you are feeling especially geeky, use ZonedOut to add IE-SPYAD's list of dangerous and annoying sites to IE's Restricted Sites.
Contributing Editor Steve Bass writes the Tips & Tweaks blog and is the author of PC Annoyances, published by O'Reilly. Contact him at hasslefreepc@pcworld.com.
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