"I Think I Have a Virus!" No, You Don't!

Browser acting funny? Pop-up windows littering your desktop? Computer running dog-slow all of a sudden? Many people attribute these behaviors to viruses, when in fact they're the result of spyware. Although viruses remain a real and persistent problem, and your computer may indeed have one, spyware tends to be a lot more widespread. And once it sneaks inside your PC, getting rid of it can be a nightmare.

So before you go running to the computer store in search of anti-virus software you should have been running anyway (and which won't do a thing to clean out the spyware), try downloading one or more of the many available freeware and shareware anti-spyware utilities. Visit Download.com to find plenty of choices.