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Anti-spyware software 'should tackle many threats'

Anti-spyware software should have four key features, according to the online blogging site noodlenak.

These are to automatically back-up or have an easy back-up selector, solid support and customer service, be easy to download and offer a simple user interface and product effectiveness.

Perhaps the most important is the final feature, product effectiveness, as this is the reason that individuals buy the software in the first place.

The blog notes that anti-spyware software must both find infections and be able to deal with them.

A programme that runs continuously is recommended by the blog as this will help to keep a computer free of infection, while a long warranty is suggested as a further means of providing peace of mind.

In related news, Arvind Singh, a writer for the LA Chronicle, has warned his readers that computer users must have protection not only from virus and malware attacks but also from threats like cookies and spyware.

He warns that spyware poses a different threat to viruses, as it is able to log keystrokes and transmit sensitive data often without the user's knowledge.

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