My Top Tips on Avoiding Spyware for Windows (Mac users don't have to deal with spyware) Download and install Firefox instead of Internet Explorer Download and install Thunderbird instead of Outlook Express Search for sites you have not been to before, look for White House on google.com or yahoo.com instead of going to www.whitehouse.com, because the site you really want is www.whitehouse.gov Avoid using shareware programs, or only use ad-free shareware programs. Many times adware is included with the program. Removing Spyware Download, install, update and run Spybot Search and Destroy Download, install, update and run Ad-Aware