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Do you know everything that's running on your system? You probably don't: "adware" and "spy" programs sneak in via all sorts of devious routes, stealing resources and popping up ads that you might think are coming from elsewhere. But there is help available to get rid of them: two free programs will detect and, if you wish, delete 90+% of such garbage from your system, which Since the list of 90+% isn't necessarily the same, get both: AdAware from Lavasoft and Spybot Search & Destroy. Do it now while you're thinking of it, and run them at least quarterly. From This is True for 16 May 2004 Suggestions for further reading:
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