Detecting spy software

From: Dolly Jack (shadowdancer35@hotmail.com)
Date: 06/08/02 

From: "Dolly Jack" <shadowdancer35@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 8 Jun 2002 05:53:10 -0700

If you suspect that someone might have had access to your
computer and installed spy software in order to read your
mail and messaging, by maybe getting your passwords, or
however it works, how do you go in and locate the program
and uninstall it? Sure hope someone out there can answer
this question, so I can figure out if something is going
on, or I'm extrememly paranoid.

Thanks