In this day and age, we are constantly bombarded with spam, telemarketing calls, and Internet snooping. Luckily, we are not defenseless. Click here for a great site that helps get you off of some of those spam lists. The federal government also has a Web site, allowing you to opt out of telephone solicitation for free. It's fast and easy and can be found at www.donotcall.gov. There are good, free programs available to stop Internet snooping, programs to prevent your browser from being hijacked, and tools to remove spyware from your computer. So, without further adieu, let's take a look at these one at a time.

First we'll tackle those scumbags that hijack browsers and change homepages. Click here and download Browser Hijack Blaster. It prevents your browser from being hijacked and your Internet Explorer settings from being changed.The program is small and runs in the background, meaning it will not take up any space on your desktop.

Next, we'll take a look at those snoops out there that track your activity while you are on the Internet. They like to target advertising to us based on our browsing habits. Sometimes the ads take the form of pop-up ads. Here's a nifty little tool that sends tracking information to dead ends. Click here to download the free program, Silencer 1.0. By the way, if you aren't already using a pop-up preventing program, I suggest you download the free program called NoAds. Click here to download NoAds. Another program you can use is called Pop-Up Stopper is what I use, but the latest version is unfortunately not free.

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