Its no secret that spyware manufacturers target the young more than any other demographic when strategizing their way to your hard drive, but it is indeed a bit alarming to read some of the numbers in Business week's latest article on the subject. The numbers in the article might seem a bit skewed , but certainly they're quite consistent with what we see of the computers brought into DeRose Technologies from homes and new clients. Its very tough to keep the spyware at bay, and in a home environment, doubly-so. Without a competent Internet traffic filter, a Windows machine is generally helpless in the hands of the average user. For our business customers, we offer a comprehensive filtering package that will stop all executable transmissions from reaching the office workstations. Unfortunately, for our home users, this solution is not nearly as practical. For their homes, we tell our customers that their best results are generally to be found using Apple products, which still remain impermeable to even the worst the adware and virus' on the Internet. For some specific numbers, and sites, read through the Business week article: Spyware's Growing Arsenal If you're still stuck supporting a Windows computer at home, you can try your luck by installing spyware detection software , and using a more secure web browser . But these reactive measures are an uphill battle. The only great way to truly defeat the problem is use a more secure operating system , or place your workstation behind such a secured server.