I knew that there were things called "Spyware" and "Adware" out there on the WEB, and that I really ought to protect myself from them by installing one of these for  spyware programs I can download.  kept putting it of and never really got around to start searching for free spyware programs. I can download until two weeks ago when a particularly annoying piece of software lured itself into my  computer and began to harass me constantly by changing my Start Page to the page of some  search engine. It was also impossible  to do a normal web search.  I tried to access one of the larger search engines(google), I was promptly redirected to this fake search engine. This is when I realised that I could no longer keep putting the search for free spyware programs I can download off.

Spyware "software" can cause a lot of harm, and even when they stick to relatively harmless mischief such as displaying those annoying pop-up commercials I still view it as a large intrusion of privacy that someone might be gathering and storing information about me, without my knowledge or consent. I therefore set out on my online journey, trying to search for  free spyware programs I can download. It thought it would be easy. I mean, we have all seen those blinking banners about free anti-spyware programs, haven't we? Well, it turned out to be much harder to find free spyware programs I can download than I first expected.

When I did a little research I found out that a lot of the so called AntiSpyware software heavily marketed in banner advertisements online are actually fake AntiSpyware software. They are promoted as free spyware programs I can download, but are in reality created by the same persons that gain from the Spyware software. All these fake free spyware programs I can download will not protect my computer at all. A majority of them will install a lot of Spyware on the computer! When a computer user scans his or her computer, the fake program will claim that all Spyware have been removed. But, the Spyware is still there and can continue to send out private data each time the computer is connected to the Internet.

I also clicked on  banner  for several pages that claimed to provide free spyware programs I can download; only to find out that those programs was not free at all. When I read the fine print, some kind of fee always turned up. Another problem that I encountered when searching for free spyware software  was that some programs are only free for a limited period (trial), sometimes as little as a week. I know from experience with other types of software that this period is not enough to find out whether I feel comfortable with a program or not.  I was looking for really free spyware programs , not trial ones. I want to be able to switch to a new program if a program doesn't suit me, or if I new program is released that is much better than my current one. If I use AntiSpyware software that come with a large fee, I'm not able to do this without seriously over-heating my credit card. How ever, after almost giving up hope I found several free spyware programs . I am currently using one of them, and will try out another one next month. My advice to all computers users is to take your time when searching for free spyware programs to download. In the end I found several free spyware programs I can download, and so will you. But be very careful, always read the fine print and only download AntiSpyware programs from reputable sites.