subject: Getting rid of Spy-wares and Viruses from your computer [print this page] Spy-wares and Viruses are becoming dangerous to your PC everyday. The presence of spy-wares and Viruses on your PC can be very harmful, resulting not only in file theft but complete malfunction and breakdown of your valuable computer.
Spyware is a type of malware that is installed on computers and collects little bits of information at a time about users without their knowledge. The presence of spyware is typically hidden from the user, and can be difficult to detect. Typically, spyware is secretly installed on the user's personal computer. Sometimes, however, spywares such as keyloggers are installed by the owner of a shared, corporate, or public computer on purpose in order to secretly monitor other users.
While the term spyware suggests software that secretly monitors the user's computing, the functions of spyware extend well beyond simple monitoring. Spyware programs can collect various types of personal information, such as Internet surfing habits and sites that have been visited, but can also interfere with user control of the computer in other ways, such as installing additional software and redirecting Web browser activity. Spyware is known to change computer settings, resulting in slow connection speeds, different home pages, and/or loss of Internet or functionality of other programs.
In response to the emergence of spyware, a small industry has sprung up dealing in anti-spyware software. Running anti-spyware and anti-virus softwares have become the order of the day ! Running anti-spyware software has become a widely recognized element of computer security practices for computers, especially those running Microsoft Windows. READ MORE.
Getting rid of Spy-wares and Viruses from your computer
