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Security for Home and SOHO Computer Users
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Now that Parasite software is so prevalent it's time to check your browser whenever you can. Internet Explorer is most susceptable to takeover, hijacking, backdoors, surfing loggers and more. Below are links to Javascript tests you can click on to check whether or not a number of common parasites have attached themselves to your browser. This test will not check all parasites, just some of the most common ones. If you are infected, you will be taken to a warning page. Here are a few of the programs it can detect: BargainBuddy, BDE, BrowserToolbar, ClickTheButton, CometCursor, CommonName, DownloadWare, FavoriteMan, FlashTrack, HotBar, IEPlugin, INetSpeak, lop, NetPal, Network Essentials, NewDotNet, Onflow, SaveNow, WhenU, TopText, eZula, iLookup, TPS108, VX2, webHancer, and WurldMedia. Parasite Test for you folks using Internet Explorer with Javascript turned on - original Parasite Detector Written by Andrew Clover. BHO Morpheus Parasite Detector 2.10.05 from Cusimano.Com Corporation - go there for more info! If your browser is clean nothing will seem to happen on the test page. Good Luck! Remember, to help you detect and remove spyware, Adware, Parasites,
etc., try these two excellent programs: Spybot -
Search and Destroy and AdAware - now version 6. One last test here!
Two more excellent sites for info and programs regarding parasite
removal and prevention are My Favourite
Freeware and the site of Eric Howes at the University of Illinois called, Privacy-Security. Both sites have
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