How To Remove Adware And Spyware
By Roy Soares
1. You're browsing the web. You don't use tabs.
You're not the multitask, new generation, modern teen. And for some
unexplained reason, your powerful, macho, new computer is lagging. You're
not playing. No downloads. Is it sick? Maybe it had unsafe sex with
a freeware, file sharing software and got infected with spyware...
2. What are the symptoms? High CPU activity,
disk usage, and network traffic not justified by the user's activity.
Frequent stability, application and internet connection issues. Does
your computer suffer from any of these symptoms?
3. What is adware? What is spyware? Adware
is software that displays advertisement on your pc. Spyware is software
that sends information from your pc to a third party without your
knowledge and explicit consent.
4. How does adware and spyware get installed
into your computer?
(a) Have you ever browsed a website and a windows
dialog box pops up asking you a question? Have you ever clicked the
cancel button? Well that’s how someone can trick you into installing
adware and spyware into your computer. (b) Have you ever downloaded
freeware? Marketing companies pay freeware software authors to include
adware and spyware in their freeware software. So when you install
freeware software, you’re probably installing adware and spyware.
5. What can adware and spyware do to harm you?
Adware just displays advertisement on your pc. Most adware software
is also spyware software. Beside dispaying advertisement, it tracks
your browsing habits and sends that data to a marketing company, so
that the marketing company can display targeted ads on your computer,
based on your tracked consumer activity. But it can also send your
username, passwords, credit card information and other sensitive data
to a third party…
6. How can I prevent installing or remove adware
and spyware?
(a) Install Anti-Spyware software. Ad-ware
from Lavasoft and Spybot are great tools. They remove spyware and
prevent spyware from installing on your computer. Google these keywords,
download the free versions of these programs and always update them.
(b) Make sure that the freeware and shareware
software you install does not include adware and spyware. Read the
license agreement carefully. Search Google Groups for the name of
the program plus the keywords adware and spyware.
(c) Install a pop-up blocker
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