How to Protect Your Computer From Spyware for Free

Now a days, if you use myspace,youtube, limewire, any social networking sites or peer to peer networking programs chances are you are vulnerable to spyware. This is an easy article.

All you need to do is visit: http://www.lavasoft.com and download Ad-Aware. It's an awesome anti spyware program for free.

Next, click the green "Download Ad-Aware Free" button.

Then click the green "Download" button the LEFT. IGNORE what's on the right side of the screen! It sounds funny but since its red some people's eyes are drawn to the right and they can't follow my directions.

Next, click the "Download" Link. Then "Save" to disk.

Then you open it to execute it and follow the setup wizard.

Finally, when its done setting up, you should actually have 2 icons on your desktop: Ad-Aware and Ad-Watch. Since you are running the free version of Ad-Aware, you don't have to do anything with Ad-Watch. If you never intend to pay for the upgraded version, you can delete the Ad-Watch icon. Just click on the Ad-Aware icon and set your desired settings. Good rule of thumb here is if you don't understand it, then leave it on the default settings. Some settings won't be available because this is the free version of Ad-Aware. This anti spyware program is the best in my opnion for catching spyware. Webroot Spysweeper is good too but i have seen Ad-Aware catch things Spysweeper didn't. Good Luck!