BHOs (Browser Helper Objects) can be a way for malware to get into your PC - they use facilites that can bypass 'normal security'!!!


I use BHO Demon

http://www.definitivesolutions.com/

What is BHODemon?

Think of BHODemon as a guardian for your Internet Explorer browser: it protects you from unknown Browser Helper Objects (BHOs) in two ways:

    o First, by letting you enable/disable them individually.

    o Second, by alerting you immediately when some website or program installs a BHO on your PC.

BHODemon is free, runs in the "tray" area, and works on Windows 95 or later operating systems. (For Windows 95, you will probably need a recent version of Internet Explorer - that is, IE 4 or later.)

It should go without saying, but we'll say it anyway: BHODemon contains no ad-ware, spy-ware, mal-ware, or any other such nonsense. It doesn't do anything bad to your Registry, your files, or anything else. It doesn't contain any viruses, worms, BHOs, or key-loggers. It doesn't send us any information about your PC without asking you, and even then, the info it sends us in no way identifies your PC.