SpywareBlaster Definitions Updated on 04/29/2007
Spywareblaster is not like most anti-spyware programs, in that it does not "run" as such, as an active process in memory. It is more like a preventative shot that innoculates your computer against certain common avenues of attack, mostly ActiveX threats, by means of the following vectors:
1: It prevents the installation of ActiveX-based spyware, adware, browser hijackers, dialers, and other potentially unwanted software.
2: It blocks spyware/tracking cookies in Internet Explorer and Mozilla/Firefox.
3: It restricts the actions of potentially unwanted sites in Internet Explorer.
SpywareBlaster 3.5.1 Database Update
SpywareBlaster Latest Definitions: 4/29/2007
7,637 total items in the database, 187 new.
Update via the application.
Note that SpywareBlaster does not publish a list of programs that are blocked or added to their definition databases.
Be sure to enable protection for the newly added items once you update the definitions.
Note: If you use IE-SPYAD, Spybot Search & Destroy, SpywareGuide Blocklist, SpywareBlaster, a hosts file or any combination of those, please check all protections and re-enable as needed whenever any of the aforementioned is updated.
Download: Online Updater in the program interface * (see extended comments)
Learn more, or download the current version here: http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
* SpywareBlaster is freeware for personal and educational use and offers two updating options:
1.) AutoUpdate - keep your protection up-to-date automatically!
2.) Check for Updates - manually check for and download the latest updates
The built-in (manual) Check for Updates function is completely free. To access Check for Updates, simply click on the "Updates" tab on the left side of the SpywareBlaster interface, and then press the "Check for Updates" button.
If you would like the convenience of the AutoUpdate feature, more information can be found in SpywareBlaster itself. (Click on the "Updates" tab, and then the "AutoUpdate" tab.)
A SpywareBlaster AutoUpdate subscription is $9.95 (US) per computer, per year, and is good on the computer from which it is purchased. Subscriptions do not automatically renew - you will be prompted to purchase a new subscription when your current subscription expires.
Learn more, or download the current version here: http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
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