Features
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License:
Free to try; $29.95 to buy
- Editor's Rating:
- Average User Rating:
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Downloads:
9,469
- Operating Systems:
Windows 95, Windows Me, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows NT, Windows 98
- Additional Requirements:
Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP
- Limitations:
30-day trial
- Date Added:
January 13, 2009
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Publisher's description of iHateSpam
Get rid of spam with iHateSpam. Top-rated Outlook spam filter is proven to block over 96% of spam. Eliminates irritating junk email and phishing attempts. Effective with Microsoft Outlook and Outlook Express. No lost messages spam is quarantined until you delete. Puts you in control of the email you receive. Version 4.0.632 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.
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Editor's review of iHateSpam
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- Version reviewed: iHateSpam 4.0.632
Although not a silver bullet, iHateSpam works well enough to handle the majority of spam you receive. The program's generous 30-day trial works with a number of e-mail clients, including Outlook Express, IncrediMail, and Eudora.
The installation process walks you through the initial configuration for the e-mail clients and accounts it finds on your system. We tested the program in Outlook 2002 and found the toolbar it added easy to use, with buttons for marking e-mails as spam or not spam.
Little configuration is initially required, as the program learns over time how to improve its spam recognition based on how you mark your e-mail. It creates a quarantine folder where it puts all suspected spam, and you can check this folder and easily mark any false positives.
Likewise, when you mark any spam that gets through the program's filter, it automatically gets moved to the spam filter. During a two-week testing period, we found that iHateSpam caught the majority of our spam. It learned as we marked new spam, but it always seemed that some spam got through as spammers changed tactics to get around our filters.
This game of keep-up does afford the pleasure of letting you feel like you're actively engaged in the fight. The filter was strict enough to catch newsletters from e-commerce sites we didn't really consider spam, but it was easy to train the program not to trash them. Although not perfect, iHateSpam is easy to use and will reduce your spam volume.
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1 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Version: iHateSpam 4.0.632
Pros: good
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Version: iHateSpam 4.0.632
Pros: Not many. It only seemed to work with Outlook Express.
Cons: It forced me to use Outlook Express and would not allow me to use Windows Live Mail.
Summary: ***** About it!
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