Internet giant Yahoo said it was offering free anti-spyware software to customers who download its "toolbar" onto their Web browsers.
The launch is aimed at helping Internet users become more aware of the problem of spyware, which can "hijack" browsers, track browsing habits, display advertising and redirect search results, sometimes without the user's knowledge.
One recent survey showed 91 percent of high-speed US Internet users had spyware on their computers, even though many were unaware of it.
Yahoo will be offering a beta or test version of the software, called Anti-Spy from a company called PestPatrol.
"Anti-Spy offers consumers a way to identify potentially unwanted software like spyware, then lets consumers decide whether they want to disable/remove, ignore or keep the files that are found," Yahoo said in a statement Thursday.
Written by: AFP
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As dealing with alot of spyware products and issues with websites that attach spyware to your pc this is a good tool to use to combat this issue.
--- Sal
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