Anti-Spam

Anti-spam software is a necessary, important safeguard for computers that use the internet extensively. While it isn't anywhere near an anti-virus program that can remove viruses from infected files, it does prevent most unsolicited advertisements and messages in the form of newsletters and junk mail from getting into the system.

It is a known fact that spam messages carry the bulk of Trojan or hidden viruses circulating around in the internet. With the anti-spam software preventing them from landing into your computer, the job of having to constantly update anti-virus software is significantly reduced.

Moreover, a lot of spam messages contain offensive materials that are prohibited to minors. If there are children present at your home, you will definitely not want them to learn aberrant behavior from spam messages. A good anti spam utility will help you keep your computer virtually free of any material that contributes to the delinquency of minors.

Recently, the federal government has passed several laws to prevent spam or unsolicited messages from being sent out. Most marketing and advertising companies complied with this directive by adding an unsubscribe option to their messages. There are, however, still some stubborn individuals and groups that regularly send out spam messages. Most of these messages I' ve encountered were for real estate, Rolex watches, jewelry, assorted mood drugs and Viagra.

While it is very easy to delete these messages from the inbox, the fact that I have to do them everyday makes it an irritating activity that I have no choice but to perform. Using anti-spam software gives that added boost in filtering out these unwanted messages that your email provider could not do.

Anti-spam software was designed with the primary purpose of blocking unwanted ads and messages. The resulting effects of reduced irritation and saved inbox time are an added bonus that I can certainly use.