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How to Stop Spyware

Spyware and Adware programs can be installed on your PC without your knowledge. These programs may be stealing personal information about you and/or slowing down your computer's performance and Internet connection speed. More >>

Mail server blocking

WV.net actively engages in blocking mail servers on the Internet that have been designated as willfully or unknowingly engaging in distributing unsolicited e-mails or messages containing viruses. More >>

VIRUSES: Old and Busted.

As the occurrence of malicious viruses continues to increase, it is becoming more important to safeguard computers. WV.net employs a wide variety of virus blocking techniques, which reduce the potential for viruses being delivered to your WV.net e-mail address; these techniques include screening, scanning, and teamwork. More >>

Spam: Busted.

There are many ways to reduce the amount of junk e-mail that gets delivered to your WV.net address. Junk e-mails are any unsolicited messages that are sent to your e-mail address which are not wanted; these messages are commonly called "spam." Since not all spam filtering methods are effective or appropriate for everyone, we have built tools that allow our customers to customize many of their own filtering settings. More >>

Stopping pop-up windows

Almost all pop-up windows are intended to advertise something to you. The ads are generally caused by two different methods, which are described below. More >>

One click . . . report as spam.

WV.net has made it even easier to report e-mail messages as spam. Now every message has a one click link directly from webmail where you can report the message as spam. More >>

What is WV.net doing to reduce Spam?

During the six month period between October of 2002 and March of 2003, MSNBC estimated that the amount of Junk E-mail (Spam) sent in the U.S. doubled (MSNBC Article). More >>