WATCH OUT FOR FALSE SPYWARE REPORTS!

When was the last time a dialog box popped up on your screen, screaming "Warning! Your computer may be infected with spyware" asking you to scan your system right now. If you click you will most likely reach a Web site that offers you a "free on-line spyware scan". Of course when you try the scan it comes up with a list of spyware on your system --quite often their own created “false positives”. But they let you know they have the solution -- just buy their familiar sounding software and that will clean up your mess. The problem is that many of these sites push "rogue/suspect" anti-spyware applications and in some cases infect your system with the very spyware they claim to find.

Rogue/Suspect Anti-Spyware Products is a great place that evaluates these programs and provides a list of Rogue/Suspect Anti-Spyware Sites. So the next time you are tempted to run their “test” or buy their software, just check their evaluations here first!

Lots of good additional information here -- a great education with a Masters in Spyware!