SpywareBlaster is a powerful spyware prevention program that can provide yet another layer of protection from malicious drive-by downloads. The method that SpywareBlaster uses to basically immunize your browser from these dangerous websites could be done manually one-at-a-time. But even if you knew how, how long would it take “you” to build a database of the thousands of known bad websites, active-x controls, and cookies. Fortunately, the folks at Javacool Software have been doing this for many years and continually update their software to virtually automate the process. At the time of this writing, they have 13,574 items in their database.
No matter how you end up on a malicious website, you can get infected just for visiting if you don’t have adequate internet browser security. While SpywareBlaster is basically free, they do accept donations to continue their work, as well as offering an automatic update feature for a small fee, although there is a method to get the automatic update feature for for free. Manual updating is easy to do, but of course … you have to remember to do it. So with just a little work, you can help prevent spyware from infecting your computer in the first place, which is what SpywareBlaster is all about.
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Although SpywareBlaster can help lock-down your browser’s security by restricting bad websites, active-x controls and cookies, it does not interfere with reputable websites. Another benefit to the passive methods SpywareBlaster employs is that it doesn’t need to be actively running to protect your computer, this means that it will not slow your computer down. It also means that it works well with other antispyware programs with no negative side-effects. The only time you need to actually run SpywarerBlaster is when your need to apply updates, then you can close it until the next time you want to check for updates. It is that simple!
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Aside from the main purpose of SpywareBlaster, it does contain a few other built-in tools for tweaking your browser settings. Although these settings are optional, they could prove useful for performing some advanced changes to your browser settings.
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The beauty of SpywareBlaster is that you install it, apply periodic updates, and from there, it just works! The video below contains a brief demonstration about how to download, install and run SpywareBlaster on your computer. Do it today!
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