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 Adware &
Spyware Eliminators
from pctoday.com
Secret
Agent No More
Spyware is a word that invokes images of James
Bond or maybe MAD magazine. However, there’s
nothing intriguing or funny about it. According to
survey by EarthLink and WebRoot, one-third of the
world’s computers have some kind of spyware (or its
relative, adware) installed on them. Spyware can range
from a simple search bar that helps you find products
and services you need to a clandestine Trojan horse that
reports all your keystrokes to a malicious attacker.
Spyware finds its way into your PC through free,
downloaded utilities, such as games, informational
toolbars, specialized search engines, and screensavers.
Many users get spyware through “drive-by” installs from
rogue Web sites that exploit the vulnerabilities in weak
browser security settings. In its least destructive
form, this monitoring lets the spyware’s host send you
targeted advertising based on your perceived interests.
At its worst, it affects the performance of your PC, and
the problem escalates to the point of being unable to
access the Web at all. In addition, spyware can record
and send personal information, such as usernames and
passwords, to be used for identity theft.
There
really is no free lunch with downloads—you’ll almost
always pay with personal information. Most novice users
have no idea these things are installed when they agree
to download something. Even experienced users can pick
up spyware along their surfing excursions.
So
how do you find out if you’re one of the millions of
spyware victims? Similar to viruses, spyware has
distinctive fingerprints in the form of Registry
entries, files, folders, or memory processes. A spyware
scanner is specialized software that scans these areas
looking for known objects. Some antispyware packages can
also immunize your system by installing software and
modifying security settings to prevent
reinfection.
But take note, first, spyware
utilities don’t clean or prevent everything, so you
should try more than one if you can. Second, sometimes
these utilities will clean out good things, such as spam
filters, so look at your reports or logs before deleting
anything. And most importantly, spyware utilities are
not anti-virus scanners - always keep your virus
signatures current, and your scanning
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