Goldilocks and the three Anti Spyware Products

Once apon a time, there was a young lady who became lost
while traveling.

She decided to pull over at a rest stop and get online with
her laptop to find directions. As she booted up her trusty
laptop, she remembered her AntiVirus was about to expire.
Well, she thought, I'll just search online for something
that will get me by for now. The search engine results
offered a variety of results, all claiming to be the
best...some even claimed to cure gout!

First she reviewed the freebies. FreeAntiVirus4u.com looked
good, but wait, here's a review about it that says it's
actually Spyware! That won't do.

Ah, here's one that's only $ 12.95 and if I download it
right now, Wow,I get a Ginsu knife set for free with it!
They even cut pipe! But alas, she noticed that it had no
online protection and the signatures had to be updated
manually. This one won't do either.

Goldilocks was beginning to wonder if this was worth all the
trouble. After all she thought, I just need a quick look at
WolfsMaps.com and I can be on my way to Grandmas, but just
then she remembered the website she had been recommended to
last week. What a cute dog the websites Company Mascot was!
The site stated that a computer could be hacked very easily
without proper protection.

The thought of losing all of Grandmas recipes stored on her
hard drive gave her a chill. The site also said, be it free,
cheap or expensive, make sure it works for you! Read the
agreement, read the manual, educate yourself in its use,
also check reviews for customer satisfaction. Sounds like
good advice she thought.

Goldilocks now felt purpose in her quest. She would insure
her online safety, and then get directions over the hill and
thru the woods. Wait a minute, That Website with the cute
dog! She was sure it would have  what she needed. It just
felt....safe, like Grandmas house. After all, her Internet
Security was paramount! She had heard horror stories about
those wolves lurking online to take advantage of
unsuspecting souls. Especially during full moons. (Opps,
wrong story)

As the site loaded, she gasped! Ah, this is just right!

After just a few minutes she found an Anti Virus Product
that ranked in the top 4! And it was not even expensive.
Happily she downloaded and installed it. It only took her a
few minutes to set it up. Before she rebooted to finish the
install, she bookmarked the site so she could return later.
She wanted information on Anti Spyware Products too. And
there was a article titled "Facts about Firewalls" that
looked interesting.

A few minutes later at Wolfsmaps.com she found where she had
made her wrong turn. The way she was going now led to
"Wolfsburg" where the "Lil Red Riding Hood Memorial" was. As
she pulled back onto the freeway she thought, this would
have made a great story!

Goldilocks was one of the lucky ones. Many have no idea they
are not adequately protected while online. Some suffer
incidents of identity theft which is rising drastically.
Insure your Online Safety.

About the Author: Doug Woodall writes to educate about
computer security.
He also hopes you visit his website at
http://www.spywarebiz.com the next time you need a computer
securty product.