Spyware barriers vital but a hassle
The war over hacking and protecting your computer is an endlessly escalating affair in which the “bad guys” are often a step ahead of the anti-spyware groups.
Yanov, a former e-business executive at Kyrus Corp., said the tools of the computer spying trade are so subtle that professional-grade anti-spyware software should be on every computer you use — and updated “at least weekly.”
Brock Meeks, communications director for the Center for Democracy and Technology in Washington, said most spyware travels through e-mail, launching on your machine when you open an attachment or click a Web link.