spyware

From: charley (honey12_at_bellsouth.net)
Date: 11/29/03 

Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2003 21:35:23 -0800

I received a security alert from a company named engima to
download a program to remove spyware from my computer. How
do I find out if this is a download I can trust? The alert
read that they found spyware on my computer.
Thank you for your help.
Charley

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