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Another
way that your computer is at risk |
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is
through files and programs called
SpyWare or AdWare. |
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These
programs or files are a kind of hybrid |
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virus.
They install themselves when you
go onto a unscrupulous website, when you
download and install some FreeWare, and
some programs that you actually pay for. |
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They
stay activated on your system, and |
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watch
how you use the internet. They can
harvest your passwords, eMail address, as
well as the addresses of all your eMail
contacts. Then they report this information
to their company's servers. From there this
information will be used to target you for
junk eMail. |
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Besides
being used for spamming you, they |
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can
be used for other unimaginable purposes.
Sometimes when you install software, the
small print in the user agreement that you
have to accept before installation will tell
you about how this software will use your
private information. Other times they won't
tell you at all. |
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Besides
being a blatant invasion of your |
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privacy,
these utilities can cause your
computer to crash, and at the very least will
use up ram, precious resources, and
processor cycles, slowing your machine
down considerably. |
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There
are several utilities available for |
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cleansing
your machine of harmful SpyWare.
The best by far is a free utility called
AdAware. You
can download it by
clicking
here. You can upgrade the free version
to a pro version for a nominal fee. The
pro version will check incoming files and
do a bit more than the free version. But
the basic version, if used weekly, or
monthly, depending on internet use, will
be adaquit to provide protection for
your computer. As with anti-virus utilities
you must also occasionally update the
program to keep it functioning efficiently.
This can be done by a simple click of
a button. Another Must-Have utility to defeat
malware is CWSshredder,
just click here. This
utility will detect and clean up most varients
of the Cool Web Search Malware. The last
utility that is necessary for any complete
anti malware arsinal is
Bazooka
Scanner.
Click here to download
bazooka Scanner then
update it on their site, with just the press of
a button. Then scan your system. It will
let you know what it has found very quickly.
Click on the names of the malware or spyware
items that it found to be sent to their complete
malware glossary, with step-by step definitions
on how to remove them. |
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Contact Us to have
a copy installed on |
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your
system. |
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