Spyware protection

Software products offering anti spyware protection are widespread, many of them are free. Loads of programs are specially created to counteract spy software, and they are also available online. Why data stealing is flourishing then?

The problem is that the "means of defense" are, as it often happens, half a step behind "means of offense". Signature bases which most of anti-spyware and antiviruses depend on, are made up using clips of spy programs' codes; if a base doesn't contain the "autograph" of some spy program or virus, users are helpless against it. And what if the spy software is brand-new? What if it is tailor-made for one particular computer or network (not yours, if you are lucky enough) to be used only once? What if a respectable program for monitoring is used for spy purposes?

Software like Anti-Keylogger and PrivacyKeyboard makes all the difference. While other anti-spies spot spyware if it "looks" like spyware (i.e. if its code is included into the signature base), Anti-Keylogger and PrivacyKeyboard spot it if it "acts" like spyware. The developers state that this strategy is much more reliable and the odds of overlooking come almost to naught.