Friday, September 26, 2008

Do You Know Who is Residing on Your Computer? Adware? Spyware?

Now-a-days more and more people using internet for online shopping, booking air tickets, Hotel booking, online banking, Music downloading, playing games or anything you think. If your computer is not safe guarded by some good quality anti spyware and anti adware softwares, chances of getting infected with spyware and adware are very bright.

How can you find, if your computer has adware and spyware?
If your computer showing following systems then your computer is infected--
1. Frequently get message about some offers 2. Getting unwanted mails in your mailbox. 3. Frequent restarting of computer 4. If you feel that your computer is become slow despite deleting cookies and temp. files. 5. Your browser setting changed every time you open it.
Adware? Adware is tiny software developed by some advertising companies and when you download something from internet such as free music, free games, screen savers etc, these softwares also come with them and installed themselves to your computer. They generally pop advertisements whenever you start your computer and going online. Although they are harmless for your computer but very annoying when they frequently pop up advertisements and you found yourself helpless.

Spyware? This software gathers information through internet without user's knowledge that's why spyware is very dangerous because they can hijack your password, stole credit card data and other information saved on computer. Spyware usually comes with some free ware and shareware softwares which you download from internet. As spyware sends the stolen data by internet so it consumed bandwidth also and your internet connection become slower. Also a lot of programs running hidden on your computer consuming a lot of memory resulting in slowing down your computer.

Do You Know How to Get Protected from Adware and Spyware? Using good quality adware and spyware removal software will protect you from adware and spyware. Most of the people, when their computer gets infected just go to internet and search for free spyware and adware removal software and download them but they never remove spyware and adware from your computer instead of removing they installed spyware on your computer. Most of the Free ware is just crap. So pay for your computer privacy and be safe while online.

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