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Hateful
and annoying spywares. Have they infected
my computer? |
by:
Sam
Lim |
As
Technology advances, spyware has become
a norm in many people¡¦s life. But what
is spyware? Spyware is not a virus. It is
not meant to attack your system but it is
used to steal information from your system.
To explain this as simple as possible, spyware
is computer software that is used to run
undetected in a victim¡¦s computer to steal
important information and report to the
creator¡¦s without the victim¡¦s knowledge
and permission. This information can be
emails, password, credit card information¡Ketc.
These spywares also have many different
features. They not only steal information.
They can even re-rout user to illegal websites
or installing phone dialers. They even have
the ability to destroy your computer files
residing on it.
Knowing so many bad things that can happen
if they infect your computer. But many people
might ask; how do I know that there are
residing in my computer? I need to know
that they assisted before I can remove them.
No doubt it can be quite tough in removing
these malware. But it is fairly easy to
detect them. Below are some characteristics
you will encounter if your computer is infected
by these notorious malware.
* Computer slow down. These spyware often
get involve with other computer applications
and as a result crashes these applications
and slow down the computer.
* Popups appear when you did not even know
why.
* You are being re-directed to other websites
and commercials.
* Additional Internet shortcuts on your
desktop such as dialers, games or free software
that is difficult to remove.
Now you know how to detect spywares in case
they infected your computer. Removing them
should be easy if you have good anti-spyware
software. Below are some of the softwares
that you might want to consider.
(1) NoAdware
(2) Spyware Nuker
Start taking action against these spywares
now. Time should be spent on more productive
work and should not be spent on these hateful,
annoying spywares.
[http://www.edux.com.sg/newsletter/newsletter7_2.html]
About the author:
Sam Lim is a staff of EduX Services who
is committed to inform the public regarding
the protection of computers
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