Anti-Spam

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Anyone got suggestions for a reasonably priced anti-spam software. I am going (Insert commonly used W&C word used here) crazy with all this. When is this stuff going to be clamped down on?? Arrrrr I would willingly beat each and every spammer to death with a claw hammer given the chance. :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:
 
I use Spamfighter, a free download from ZDNet. Unfortunately, for some reason, I can't provide a hotlink to the page.

maximus otter
 
For freeware options, I have had very good success with Spybot "Search and Destroy" which is out of Germany and "Ad aware" from Lavasoft which I think is out of Europe somewhere.

Of course, there is always the Microsoft Spyware Beta which seems to be a pretty good option for most people.

I recenlty started using the Symantec Personal Firewall product and like it so far. Cost with rebates applied was about $20 USD.
 
spyware b;aster goesa long with spybot as well.


try spysweeper..hands down the best inve$tment for your pc :)
 
SpyBot S&D and Lavasoft Ad Aware run them everytime you leave the internet.

AVG is a good anti virus program that catches stuff Norton does not, a trial version is available.

Also you need to consider changing browsers to Mozilla Firefox. If you do, you will never go back to IE. Firefox lets you block pop ups and spyware on individual web pages and allows tabs for multiple windows in the browser. It's free.

My Mozilla Thunderbird email works great and is heads and shoulders above Outlook Express. More features and it's free.
 
Are we talking about email spam or adware/spyware here? Two different beasts.

I recommend using the Thunderbird Email Program. It has sophisticated spam filters that you train and they learn to recognize spam. Accuracy is upwards of 95% or so in my experience once you have it well-trained. It's also free.

But the best way to avoid spam is not to get on spammers' lists in the first place. Don't put your email address on web sites or message boards or guest books or usenet. Don't make it something very simple that the spam programs can "guess" with a dictionary attack. Don't ever reply to spam if you receive it. Configure your email program so it doesn't load images from remote servers automatically. Don't click on any links in spam mail.

You may also want to consider 2+ separate email addresses. One that you give out ONLY to friends/family or for business, and one that you use to sign up for web sites and mailing lists and such.
 
I'll second Mozilla Thunderbird. It has a nice built in, trainable spam filter. Also, check with your ISP some of them have spam filters which are server side which means no software on your computer. Your mail gets filtered before it hits you. My ISP has one (they use Spam Assassin), you have different settings for how aggressive you want it to filter along with a white list for addresses you want to get to you and the filter will let them through. You can also check your Spam Mail box to see what's being filtered so you don't lose any mail.

Mike
 
Thanks for the replies guys, I am currently trying out the one suggested by Mr. Otter :)

It seems pretty good, nice and easy to use and non intrusive.
 
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