The Internet is a very scary place these days. As more and more users have become connected to the Internet it has become more useful, but also more dangerous. All Internet users are now threatened by hackers, spyware, viruses, trojans, phishing scammers, spam, adware and more the minute a connection to the Internet is made. The scariest part is that your computers can become infected and made virtually useless in a matter of minutes without much effort. You don't have to open an email attachment. You don't have to be tricked into installing a strange file. Once you connect to the Internet and start navigating the web you will become infected very quickly unless you have the right protection in place. What is Spyware?

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The first step to controlling spyware is to prevent spyware from installing in the first place. Although some existing desktop anti-spyware products purport to block spyware installs, this approach has not been very effective to date.
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A more logical point of control on a network is the gateway to the Internet. Blocking spyware at the gateway effectively blocks downloads of spyware on the network. WinProxy 6.0 has been designed to protect you from all manner of Internet threats, particularly spyware/adware, by blocking these threats before they get to you.

WinProxy 6.0 is the world's first true gateway anti-spyware solution, using multiple approaches to protect you from all kinds of spyware and adware.

1. Blocks URL's of known spyware sites
2. Blocks connections outbound to known spyware sites from spyware infected PCs.
3. Blocks "Drive by" downloads thereby preventing sneaky spyware from installing on a PC
4. Blocks known spyware files from entering the network
5. Blocks automatic spyware installation

In addition, WinProxy also blocks spyware with its antivirus and URL filtering features:

1. Antivirus vendors McAfee and Panda Software both include over 200 Anti-Spyware signatures in their pattern files. Enable one of these licenses in WinProxy by purchasing an Antivirus subscription.
2. URL Filtering from Blue Coat Content Control also blocks hundreds of known Spyware and Adware sites. Buy a URL filtering subscription and block users from accessing many sites where spyware and adware are hosted.

Other measures you can take to stop Spyware include:

• using a non-Internet Explorer web browser like Firefox or Mozilla
• using a non-Outlook email client like Eudora or Mozilla
• Install XP Service Pack 2 on your XP clients
• Use a good pop-up blocker (google toolbar is free)