Anti spam software, spam filter, anti virus software

What is Spam?

Spam is an unsolicited message sent by an advertiser, either maliciously or non-maliciously. One of the most important steps to protecting your child online is to filter out spam. Spam can expose your child to pornographic material, online scams, predators and other dangers. Spam messages are made to look like real messages and entice to reader to view the contents. Children are especially susceptible to spam because of their trusting nature.

Anti Spam Software

Anti Spam Software is available for free or you can pay for it. Obviously the quality of the free anti spam software may not be as high as the paid software. Many email clients include anti spam software. It would be a good idea to learn how to use them effectively. The email client, such, as AOL or Outlook, will have help files that will explain how the spam filters work.

What is Spyware?

Spyware is computer software that obtains information from the user's computer with out the user's knowledge or consent.Spyware can collect various types of informatin, including browsing habits and it can also make changes to the computer, such as changing the home page.

Anti Spyware Software

Anti spyware software is software design specifically to find and remove or block spyware from being installed on your computer. Anti spyware is available for free for home users, with programs like "Spybot Search and Destroy" or "Adaware."

What is a Computer virus?

A computer virus is computer software that can copy itself over and over again with out the users knowledge. A computer virus is also spread from computer to computer over the network, through emails (spam) and various other ways. Comptuer viruses are malicious in nature and can do serious harm to your computer.

Ant virus software

Anti virus software is made to remove and block viruses from being installed on your computer. Anti virus programs normally give you the option to "quarantine" the infected file, "delete" the infected file or "clean" the infected file. It is normally wise to delete the file, unless you are sure it is not a virus. Sometimes anti virus software will mistake normal software for viruses. Anti virus software includes AVG Free edition and Norton.

Free Anti virus, anti spyware and anti spam software

- AVG Free Antivirus
- Adaware Spyware Removal
- Spybot Search and Destroy Spyware Removal
- PopFile - Free Spam Filter
- Spamihilator - Free Spam Filter