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Beware the Corporates that Send Spam

admin — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:03:18 +0000

We all get spam. There’s very little you can do to avoid it once your address gets known by anyone outside your circle of friends, such as when you sign up for something.
What you don’t expect is to receive spam from well-known, high-street corporates. But that is exactly what is happening to me.

A few months ago, I was in a Brantano shoe shop in the UK. I was approached by a member of staff asking whether I would like to join their email mailing list, in which I would be sent news of upcoming discount promotions before they were made public, special offers etc. I filled in the form and returned it to them. I was assured that there would be only about 3 or 4 emails per year.

A couple of weeks later, I received an email from Brantano. From the tone of the message I got the feeling that there would be more than 3 or 4 per year. Add to that the fact that they had mis-spelled my name (I wrote it clearly enough on the form), I decided to unsubscribe from the the newsletter.

So I clicked the Unsubscribe link, which failed to do anything. I tried the same link in 3 different browsers in case there was some sort of incompatibility, but it still failed to work.
So after a lot of searching on their website, I found an email address for their webmaster and sent an email requesting that my details be removed from their database.
I received a reply stating that my details had been removed as requested.

A few days ago, what should appear in my email Inbox, but a newsletter from Brantano. Clearly they had NOT removed my details from my database as requested.
I clicked the Unsubscribe link in this new email (assuming that they had fixed it), and it took me to a Subscribe page. There was no option to unsubscribe at all.

On the basis that

I had requested to be removed from the database
I had been assured that I had been removed from the database
I continued to receive emails from them
Their unsubscribe link doesn’t work

their messages are technically classed as spam, and therefore, illegal.

So beware Brantano’s mailing list. Once you’re on there, you can’t get off!

ClickBank Dormant Account Policy Revisited

admin — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 13:33:13 +0000

Back in February 2008, I posted on this site about ClickBank’s policy on Dormant Accounts, which is just one part of their restrictive accounting policy that actually hinders beginning affiliates.

Other restrictions require 2 different payment methods (Visa, Mastercard, PayPal) for purchases, and there have to be at least 5 different credit-card numbers.

To read the original article, go here.

Beginners just finding their feet with affiliate marketing can find it frustratingly difficult to make enough sales to comply with these rules, give up, possibly with the intention of coming back to it later when they have more experience. What they don’t realise is that when they leave their account dormant (i.e. there is no activity on it), and it contains a positive balance, they get stung for account charges. The longer it remains dormant, the higher the charges get. If it remains dormant long enough, all the commissions accrued so far will just disappear.

It’s the initial 5-credit card rule that causes so many people to give up and let their accounts go dormant, so this is what needs to be overcome. So, here are some solutions.

Affiliate Exchange
One reader who read the original article had experienced these problems first hand. He decided to do something about it and set up a kind of exchange for ClickBank affiliates in which you buy ClickBank products from other members, and they buy from you in return. The idea being that you quickly build up your 5 different credit cards, and 2 different payment methods.

This is not a bad idea as long as it is managed fairly. Somebody who signs up and makes his purchases from other members doesn’t want to be left waiting for months until enough people have bought from him because there hasn’t been a proper queuing system.

The initial outlay could be costly – 5 items bought – but of course, commissions would be earned on the reciprocal sales made.

ClickBank for Newbies
There is an easier way to achieve the same result using a system set up by ClickBank king, Harvey Segal. He set up a simple, low-cost, viral way of overcoming the problem with his product ClickBank for Newbies.

This is a free-to-download report that explains every detail of the problem, and presents in itself a means of overcoming it. Not only is it free to download, but you don’t even have to sign up to get it. It’s just there for the taking.

If you want to read more details, read my review of ClickBank for Newbies at my CBIntuition blog site, or go straight to the Download Page.

If you follow the incredibly easy instructions in this guide, you should get past that first 5-credit-card hurdle with no problems.

Viral Marketing Method
Viral marketing Method is a new system for promoting any product virally using a selection of powerful tools, including Twitter, the QKR link shortener, the PDF Power Brand branding tool and an ingenious cloaked RSS feed system. The system is so easy to use. It takes about 1 hour or less to set up a campaign, and once you have pressed the button to start the viral system, it just keeps on going.

Unlike those systems being sold to you by the marketing “gurus”, Viral Marketing Method won’t cost you a penny. It’s totally free and you can use it to promote as many products as you want. In fact, it works so well that the owners of Viral Marketing Method use it to promote itself! You can get more details of the system and how to obtain it from Viral marketing method.

There’s really no charge to use this system. It’s not a 30-day trial where you get stung a monthly fee after the initial free period. However, that might change in future, so sign up now while it’s still free.

BT to Reach the Parts that other Broadband Doesn’t Reach

admin — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 07:43:42 +0000

If you live more than 5 kilometres (3.125 miles) from your nearest telephone exchange, as far as ADSL Broadband is concerned, you’re in a “Not-Spot”. While the rest of the country is enjoying download speeds of 8, 20 or even 50 megabits per second, you’re stuck back in the dark ages with a dial-up modem running at 56 kilobits per second. With server-side web compression, you might be lucky enough to achieve effective speeds nearer 1 megabit per second.
Downloading your email takes forever, watching TV and video online is out of the question, and spending hours surfing or chatting on social networking sites costs a fortune because you’re paying by the minute.

Now, in the UK, you might just be in with a chance of getting broadband as BT announce BET, or Broadband Enabling Technology. This new system extends the range of ADSL broadband lines from 5 kilometres to up to 12 kilometres (7.5 miles).

The broadband speeds at this range are limited to 1 or 2 megabits per second, but that is quite sufficent for many people, and if it meant the difference between dial-up and a permanent connection, I wouldn’t complain about it.

The BET system has been successfully trialled in Scotland, and BT are now planning to extend the trial to 8 other regions of the UK, including Twyford in Berkshire, Badsey in Worcestershire, Llanfyllin in Powys, Leyland in Lancashire, Ponteland in Northumberland, Wigton in Cumbria, Horsham in West Sussex, Wymondham in Norfolk, Inverness Culloden in Scotland and Dingwall in Scotland.

This is just the beginning of attempts to connect the 3 million homes in the UK that are currently unable to use ADSL broadband.

Campaigners for better broadband services have criticised the system, saying it’s not broadband. Considering that the first broadband services available in the UK were a mere 0.5 megabits per second, I’d say they were lucky to be getting 2 megabits. Technology moves on and you can bet that BET is an interim solution. Just be thankful that the engineers at BT are working hard to bring you a broadband service at all. If you’re going to be ungrateful, they might not bother in future!

28 Web Conference Training Tips

Dave Boggs — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 17:14:45 +0000

Companies and organizations today use web conferencing in many aspects of their organizations—to conduct meetings, collaborate on projects, demonstrate products and services, and more. Learning to use web conferencing technology is pretty easy, but there is a lot more to training via web conference than just putting on a headset, dialing up an audio?conferencing bridge, and logging onto the application. This article offers some helpful tips specifically targeted to web conference training. 1. Even though you are using web conferencing to deliver training, the training content itself must still be planned and crafted just as carefully as if it were for a traditional classroom session or e-Learning course. 2. When developing PowerPoint slides to use in web conference training follow these guidelines: - Simplify content. -Use a large, bold, simple font like Arial. - Have no more than 6 to 8 lines of text per page (fewer are better). - Make no more than 4 to 5 training points per page (fewer are better). - Use plain backgrounds that contrast well with the text without clashing. - If possible, avoid complex animations (i.e. no spinning text, etc.). 3. Establish one person as the point of contact, (POC) for communicating with their group of attendees. Provide all information to this one person and let them communicate it to their own people. 4. Provide an outline of objectives for attendees prior to the conference. 5. Test all aspects of your presentation ahead of time. (Enlist the help of an online facilitator or a student for these tests.): - Check your phone lines and headset, and replace weak batteries with full new sets. - Though most web conference technologies automatically run a short program to install and test your machine, open your own test conference and run your presentation. Confirm that your machine won’t freeze up because of low PC memory or connection speed. - Check any online exercises, tests, or polling questions you have planned for the session. - Run through the presentation twice, to both check its timing and leave ample time for questions and answers. 6. If student answers are being stored in a database or a learning management system (LMS), determine how they will be scored, saved, and accessed later. 7. Are you using an electronic whiteboard? Check to see how its images will be stored. Will your students need them later? How can they access this material? Is it something you can post in a reference area on your training LMS? 8. If you are going to demonstrate with examples, try to keep them relevant to the audience. It’s easier for people to learn when material is presented through examples that make sense to them. 9. Check how much background noise your system produces. Stage the actual conference in a quiet place, where you can control any heating or air conditioning noise. Be careful about rustling papers. And never eat anything or chew gum during the conference. 10. Will a host introduce you or will you have a guest presenter during the web conference? If so, you’ll need to run through all of things discussed in item 5 with the other participant. 11. Do you or your guest tend to run long? If so, you may want to use cue cards. Or use a second computer (or laptop) as a time clock, to signal when someone is running long. 12. Limit each session to 60 – 90 minutes. Longer sessions are not productive. 13. Limit your audience. When possible, keep the number of people attending small. (No more than six people are best.) 14. You might want to ask your technical people to set up a dual monitor configuration on your PC (or laptops) for you, so that your presentation appears on one display (as others are seeing it), while your delivery screens and notes appear on the other. 15. If appropriate, check time zones before scheduling the web conference. You’d be amazed how often even experienced trainers forget to do this…and end up opening a conference at the wrong time. 16. Related to item 15, check in advance to make sure that dates and times appear correctly in all meeting listings and notification messages. Confirm that the dates and times you define are communicated consistently to all participants. 17. Check ahead of time that all online links through which students can join the web conference will work… whether they are delivered to learners in an LMS message, via email, or on a web page. 18. If any learners are located in other organizations, try a test connect into their facilities well before the actual conference. Though rare, their IT departments may need to change some firewall settings before you’ll be able to communicate in. 19. Have more than one Web Conference option ready to use. Then, if some participants can’t connect, you can create a new conference on the spot, with different conference tools. 20. Generally, you do not want people to join a web conference until it is actually open for business. Depending on the system you use, you may be able to enforce this with a student display that says: “Cannot join until…” 21. Before starting, ask your POC if everyone is present and if it’s OK to begin. 22. During the actual conference, check in periodically by asking questions of the attendees. For example: “Does that make sense. Are there any questions so far? Can you think if an example where you might use this __________.” This helps to ensure the attendees are attentive, and to see if they have any questions. Silence is a sign that the information is not being understood. 23. Try to stay “on course” but allow for flexibility. Often questions asked will take you to another topic area and may require more explanation than allowed in the allotted time. Try to answer all questions and offer to follow up with more information offline, or in another conference, when time is limited. 24. When you get close to the end, if you feel like you might run over or need a few extra minutes to finish up, stop and check with all participants. Be considerate of others’ schedules. 25. Provide training exercises on the topics discussed. 26. Plan ahead for how you will close the session. Thank everyone for their time and attention, leave time for any closing comments or information, discuss next steps (if any), and review how you can be contacted (if needed). 27. Follow up with your learners after their web-conference training. This could be by email or perhaps even through a test to gauge their understanding of the material. 28. Keep a log of all training and notes. It can help improve your future training. About The Author Mary Polley-Berte is Director of Customer Support & Training at SyberWorks, Inc., in Waltham, Massachusetts. Mary is a graduate of Boston University and resides with her family in New Hampshire. About SyberWorks SyberWorks, Inc. (http://www.syberworks.com) is a leader in the custom e-Learning Solutions and Learning Management System industries for Fortune 1000 corporations, higher education, and other organizations. Located in Waltham, Massachusetts, the company serves the multi-billion-dollar e-Learning market. Since 1995, SyberWorks has developed and delivered unique and economical solutions to create, manage, measure, and improve e-Learning programs at companies and organizations in the United States, Canada, Europe, and other countries. http://www.syberworks.com/articles/28-Web-Conference-Training-Tips.htm

Latest Free Viral PDF Branding Software Packs More Power

Phil Rogers — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 00:02:18 +0000

Rotherham, England 23rd Feb 2009 – Dan Blackburn and Alex Jordache officially announced today the release of a new and improved version of the popular PDF branding and viral marketing software application, PDF Power Brand.

“Alex [Jordache] and I are very excited about the release of the latest version of PDF Power Brand, viral marketing and list building software”, said Blackburn. “Alex had been working for me as a freelance coder for several years before we teamed up on this project in late 2008. He is an excellent php coder and project development manager”.

“The truth is, I was really struggling before I teamed up with Alex. Unfortunately, the app did not work well on low ram Vista systems and with more and more people wanting to use the application on Vista operating systems every day, it was becoming a serious problem. I had lost touch with the original software engineer and every engineer I hired could not fix the problems. Maybe it’s because Vista got better, or maybe it is because Alex is a genius. All I know is, we now have fully tested and working software again and I am confident that as a team we will be able to handle any future issues”.

“The app was a mess!” said Jordache, “Rather than trying to work around all the inherent bugs, I decided to start again from scratch, the original code was C++ we started again in Delphi. Actually, most of the credit for coding the software has to go to my very capable friend Acruc. I have known Acruc for 7 years now and I knew he would be the right man for the job. Hiring Acruc gave me more time to work on all the features for members that Dan wanted to implement.

Blackburn interjects, “Alex is an incredible php coder – I’ve always know that. Everything I asked him to make happen, he was able to do. As well as redeveloping the software in a more up to date programming language, Alex coded some highly effective viral marketing benefits into the PDF Power Brand web site and made all my ideas become real. I think the one most important aspect of bringing a software application to market is good communication between the developers and the marketers. I handle the marketing side and Alex handles the techie stuff. We make a great team!”

When asked to go into details about some of the benefits, Blackburn explained that he simply could not do so without talking to me for longer than the time we had available, and suggests that anyone who is interested in knowing more should subscribe to the PDF Power Brand blog or call him at the number given below.

For more details, call:
UK: 020 8144 2865
US: (630) 687-1378
International, +44 20 8144 2865

Get your FREE copy of PDF Power Brand here

Or visit the PDF Power Brand Blog

Twitter Activity Explosion

admin — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 12:13:13 +0000

Many Twitter users have experienced a huge increase in the number of followers they have as a result of a clever piece of “viral marketing”.

If you’re not a Twitter user, it is an Internet-based version of SMS or Text Messages that you send from your mobile/cell phone. These text messages, or “Tweets”, are limited to 140 characters just the same way that SMS text messages are. The difference is that they are sent out into the Twitter Universe (Twitterverse or Twittersphere). Anyone who “follows” you will receive your tweets. So for example, if 6 people follow my Twitter account, then those 6 people will see every Tweet that I send.

Yes, you’re right in thinking that it’s another one of those “Social Networking” things that are currently all the rage. But it can be a whole lot more than that, too. It can be a valuable marketing tool if used correctly.

Imagine that you had not 6, but 6,000 followers. Now if you’re an online marketer, and you send a Tweet referring to a new product that you’re selling, you’re putting your message in front of 6,000 people. Let’s assume that your product sells for $27 and just 1% of those 6,000 people respond and buy it. That’s a cool $1,620 just from one Tweet. Scale that up to a higher price or more followers and you’ll see the potential.

I recently witnessed the owner of a sales website tweeting his 180,000 followers. Within seconds, his sales site had exceeded its number of users, so to anyone else, it appeared to have crashed. That is incredible marketing power.

So as a Twitter user, how do you get a large number of followers? You simply sign up at TweeterGetter. It’s a remarkably quick and simple way of increasing your number of Twitter followers.

Before I signed up, I had 6 followers. After one day, I had 13 followers. After 2 days I had 34 followers. At time of writing it’s still less than 3 days and I already have 118 followers, so you can see how the system works to exponentially increase your number of followers. How many will it be after 1 week? 1 month?

The system is viral down 6 levels, so as more people sign up under you, the bigger the increase in your followers. I have hardly even promoted this system and already seen these incredible results.

Free Trojan Virus Removal Without Expert Help

Kelly Wright — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 12:29:56 +0000

Trojan viruses have gone through several stages of development before achieving the current state of perfection. Modern Trojans, unlike their predecessors years ago, are able to exploit security vulnerabilities in Windows operating system and installed software. Bugs in security software, ubiquity of unsafe browsers and email clients, outdated detection algorithms in antivirus programs allow viruses to creep into seemingly well-protected computers. That’s why decent protection against Trojans still is not perfect, and infections occur. If you paid attention to statistics published by various security labs (e.g. Kaspersky, Bit Defender, etc) then you certainly notices that Trojan viruses are amongst most active malware types on the web. Therefore sooner or later most PC users begin searching for advice on how to remove Trojan malware. Tight budgets and strong belief in the ubiquity of freeware programs make people search for free Trojan virus removal tools. Though in several categories of software free versions don’t really impress with features and usability, in case with free Trojan cleaners it’s whole lot different. There are tools to choose from, there are effective tools and there are no charges whatsoever. It’s worth noting that Trojans are not like other viruses, therefore popular antivirus programs and Internet Security Suites often are helpless at Trojan removal, not speaking about poor detection capabilities. OEM computers and laptops with pre-installed software are immediately exposed to this specific type of threats as soon as web connection is established. A common approach to PC security ensured by antivirus and firewall no longer works as expected – it’s not sufficient anymore. This is the reason why some software makers concentrated on creating a whole new type of software that would target Trojans and other threats not covered by standard PC security shields. Emsisoft released a multi-functional anti-malware that targets a number of popular threats – well over 1 million in number. Trojans, of course, are among detectable infections. It’s worth noting that a-squared anti-malware exists in several editions: a set of files for USB drives, a command-line scanner, and light version of the main product. All the 3 editions of a-squared software can be used for free Trojan virus removal depending on particular case of computer contamination. Advanced users may prefer to work in command prompt environment, while USB scanner is suitable in situations when infected computer has no Internet connection and updates cannot be downloaded. Malwarebyte’s presents its anti-malware program in a classic Windows design that existed before Windows XP. The program is so simple that even beginners won’t need consulting help files. The freeware edition lacks real-time protection module, but otherwise it features same scanning technology as commercial product, and helps to address various computer issues caused by Trojan infections. SUPERAntiSpyware, despite its boasting name, is one of the very few software manufacturers to offer a completely free yet featured application. It’s a lot more than a mere Trojan remover; updates to the scanning engine released several times a year clearly signify how much effort programmers put into developing this product. Apart from companies releasing free versions to support the marketing of paid products, there is a number of tools created by volunteer programmers and teams of IT experts. One of such tools with long history and gained reputation is SpyBot Search & Destroy. For years this product has remained #1 recommended by fans of free software. Sunbelt, previously well-known mostly in the enterprise world, teamed up and created a business-class software for desktops. Its CounterSpy (recently integrated with Vipre antivirus), though being a commercial antispyware, is available as a 15-day free trial. Not suitable for long-term protection because of this time limitation, CounterSpy is a fully functional trial that supports both detection and malware removal. Unlike many other products promoted with much hype as “free scanners” without removal options, CounterSpy in trial version is just as good at removing Trojan viruses as its commercial edition. For owners of laptops who travel a lot and use Internet connection extensively in airports, CounterSpy is worth evaluating. The price of data stored on the hard drive cannot be compared to Sunbelt’s professional protection. Apart from products with generous anti-malware databases, there are available tools that target a small number of Trojan viruses and other threats. An example of such is G-Data’s antivirus tool designed to identify and remove most disastrous trojan viruses currently going wild on the web, Virtumonde and Zlob being especially notorious. G-Data designed their free Trojan cleaner so that it doesn’t require installation. Double-clicking on the executable file is all that’s needed to start the anti-trojan scan. I intentionally omitted antivirus programs that are available in freeware editions. After helping out a number of PC users worldwide to solve the consequences of Trojan infections I can conclude that in most cases attacked computers had some kind of updated antivirus onboard. IT experts know well that antivirus protection doesn’t cover Trojan threats as many expect, but I want to make it clear for users with less experience that one day a good cleaner to remove trojan virus may be needed to scan a computer equipped with antivirus. And many of us would like it to be a freeware tool.

All About Adware Spyware Removal

Damir Pavic — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 14:05:39 +0000

If you are starting to find that your home or business computer is under attack from spyware, the thing to do is get start the best spyware removal process possible so that no further damage is done. If spyware left on the computer you may begin to notice that your computer will run slower and slower over time until it eventually stops working all together. While all of this is happening, you personal information is being stolen and used to benefit everyone out there other then you. This is why it is so important to know all about adware spyware removal. Adware spyware removal is something that can be done by yourself but most people feel afraid to approach their computer fearing that they will only make it worse. Often times these people will simply go and pay a couple hundred dollars to a person or company to take care of the adware spyware removal issue for them. But if they simply just took the time to research and truly understand the whole adware spyware removal process, they could save themselves a lot of money and frustration. Where To Learn About Removing Spyware If you are seriously ready to tackle and defeat spyware, you need to start by researching as much as you can on the whole adware spyware removal process. There are a lot of books out there that you can pick up at your local bookstore, which should be able to walk you through the whole process step by step. These books are great to have because they will not only teach you everything that you need to know right now but they will also serve as excellent reference material later down the road. It is nice to have something to look back on when you are faced with adware spyware removal in the future. If you are someone that does not have a lot of money to spend on several high priced books, you can learn about adware spyware removal another way. There are plenty of free websites out there that you can get a lot of valuable information from for free. The web is full of all kinds of information on adware spyware removal. This is the only real free way to learn about adware spyware removal unless you know someone that can take you by the hand and walk you through the entire process step by step. Either way, the important thing is that you learn about adware spyware removal so that you can handle these issues on your own.

Spyware Blocker: Arming Your Computer To Ward Off Installation Of Spyware

Damir Pavic — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 14:04:19 +0000

Spyware is the biggest threat to your privacy as well as to Internet security and unfortunately, this threat is becoming worse by the day. According to studies conducted by America Online it is believed that as many as eighty percent of people that use the computer have computers that are infected by spyware. Even more worrying is the fact that an estimated eighty-nine percent of computer users fail to realize that spyware is present on their systems and ninety-five percent of computer users have never consented to the installation of spyware. Plays Havoc With Your System Spyware has some very dangerous and unwanted relations including adware, spybots as well as Trojans that can play havoc with your system unless you use preventive means such as spyware blockers. It is advisable that you make an effort and install a spyware blocker on your system so that it can prevent spyware from being installed on your system, and to also prevent the spread of existing spyware on your system. There are two main ways in which a spyware blocker works: one is to protect your system in real time and second, through manual scanning as well as spyware removal. There is a lot to be said in favor of using real-time spyware blockers because it is the best means by which to prevent spyware applications from installing them on your system. If you choose to go the manual ways, a spyware blocker needs to be run by you in order to inspect the software installed on your computer and then to find and remove spyware – whenever detected. It would be irresponsible of you to not install spyware blockers on your system and the fact is that there is not much difficulty in locating an effective spyware blocker that can be downloaded over the Internet. To ensure that you install the best spyware blocker you will first of all need to become aware about the desirable aspects of a good spyware blocker. At the very least, it should be simple to use, and provides the complete solution against all forms of spyware; in addition, it should come with the ability to be frequently updated and also have different options to monitor your system for the presence of spyware. Fortunately, it is quite simple to find online spyware pop-up blockers which are useful in preventing those annoying pop-ups from appearing and perhaps even spreading spyware on your system. As long as you can find a spyware blocker that is easy to install you should not then hesitate in equipping and arming your system to get protection against spyware – malicious and otherwise.

What Is The Best Spyware Software

Damir Pavic — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 14:33:44 +0000

There are many different kinds of spyware removal software out there, but what is the best spyware software? Well that is going to be different for different people, so depending on your situation it will change what is the best spyware software for your application. Whether you are a home user or a network administrator will drastically affect what best spyware software you go with. For each type, business and home application, there is one software that I would look at if you are in the market for the best spyware software. Home User Best Spyware Software – SUPER AntiSpyware For the home user the best spyware software you can get is SUPER AntiSpyware. It is incredibly easy to use, installs quickly with no fuss, and requires only a minimal amount of computer knowledge and attention to keep up and running. The best part is the software is completely free and there is no subscription fee for download any definition updates. I have also found that this software will catch and remove just about any spyware out there. It also is not a total resource hog and should be able to run on just about any computer out there. The only down side is that it does not have a real time scanner so if you download something malicious it will not pick it up until you run the scan. If you choose you can upgrade to the pay version which does include real time scanning capabilities. The program does however protect your homepage from being hijacked so in certain circumstances you will be aware of a potential threat on your system. LavaSoft Ad-Aware – The best Spyware Software For Business Applications The best spyware software I have found for use in an IT environment comes from LavaSoft. They have been the industry leader in spyware removal programs for over 10 years and they continue to do so. There software is easy to install on multiple platforms and keeps itself up to date with very little intervention from the user or administrator. Their software is able to catch just about any spyware out there and they have a team of programmers dedicated to combating this menace. In addition to that, their volume pricing is very fair and getting the software set up on multiple systems is a breeze. The big drawback is that you have to pay a subscription fee and the program can be a bit hefty in the resource requirement area. However, if you are able to manage it remotely and it is for business uses this will be true of any product you look at.