Stopping Today's PC Spies at the Gate

If you want to avoid spyware, there are certain parts of the Web you should stay away from," says Dave Cole, director of Symantec Security Response. "They're the dark alleys of the Internet world. Basically, you visit a game cheat site, and you're vulnerable for spyware. A children's site will open you up to adware.

The prevalence of spyware, which usually slithers onto a system undetected during a download of other content, is formidable and poses a very real danger to every Internet user.

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