I’ve been asked by three separate people this week how to get rid of Spyware from their computers.  If you don’t have the extra cash to buy a new Macintosh, I have the following four  suggestions:

1. Get rid of whatever expired AntiVirus or Internet Security software you are running (Norton, McAfee … etc) and switch to Microsoft Security Essentials.  It is FREE (and we like free) and doesn’t slow your computer down to a crawl.
2. Install Lavasoft’s AdAware.  There is a free version.  I would recommend disabling the realtime protection, and just schedule it to run weekly.
3. STOP using Internet Explorer.  Start using Mozilla Firefox.
4. STOP using Internet Explorer.  Seriously.