The 3 FREE best Anti-Spyware tools I use

Ad-aware

Avast Home Use Edition FREE version

Spybot Search and Destroy

Get Safe downloads online at Download.com

http://www.download.com/Spybot-Search-Destroy/3000-8022-10122137.html?part=dl-spybot&subj=dl

and this is the developers website

 http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html

 Avast Home Use Edition FREE version!

Avast will ask you to register after the demo period, but the home

version is always free. They send you a registration number once a year.

For other useful tools and interesting downloads, check out

For the paid professional version click here, it only costs 39.95 and is by far the best program I have found.   

 Click below for more info

For safe and useful downloads, you can trust

www.download.com 

A great resource for internet safety issues is WiredSafety.org

WiredSafety provides help, information and education to Internet and mobile device users of all ages. We handle cases of cyberabuse ranging from identity and credential theft, online fraud and cyberstalking, to hacking and malicious code attacks.

http://wiredsafety.org/

Safeteens.com

http://www.safeteens.com/

Safekids.com

http://www.safekids.com/

staysafe.org

http://www.staysafe.org

Netlingo.com is a fountain of information about all the web based lingo you ever did not know

Very helpful for parents with kids using Instant Messaging and other e-based communication. 

http://www.netlingo.com

NetLingo.com - The Internet Dictionary with thousands of terms about the online world of business, technology & communication :-)

Private online searching-

Privacy on the Net- I found a neat search tool Im currently using.   I love google , but I do have many concerns about how much info they gather.

It is something we all need to be aware of and not bury our heads in the ground.   Check out these guys if you want to stay a bit more anonymous while you do your stuff online.

http://www.scroogle.org/cgi-bin/scraper.htm

They explain it better then I could.

Since 2000, Google has recorded your search terms, the date-time of each search, the globally-unique ID in your cookie (it expires in 2038), and your IP address. This information is available to governments on request. If your favorite site features a Google search box, ask them to install their own local site search. They could also use our site search for webmasters, which shows the same results without the tracking.