SpyWare - Prevention

There are additional measures that an individual can implement to ensure privacy while on the Internet.

• Users download and install applications with such confidence and trust that End User License Agreements, which contain statements in the "terms of use" about "ad-supported" software, are bypassed without a second glance. Users need to read the EULA in full in order to make an educated decision about downloading software.



• Maintaining up-to-date virus protection, configured to scan all downloads and e-mail attachments, is crucial to preventing infection and is an effective Trojan blocker. The current Virusscan software as well as current virus alerts can be found at http://www.virus.unh.edu.



• A user should never respond to spam by using the "click here to unsubscribe" or "follow this link for removal from list" as this verifies that the spam was delivered to a valid e-mail address; users should delete spam without responding.



• When completing online registrations or such, the optional fields should not be completed-only the 'required' ones.



• A user should also turn off peer-to-peer file sharing on a computer if it is not needed.