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Spyware is basically a program that monitors your Internet or computer access in the background, usually without you knowing that it is working and had ever been installed in the first place, spyware often comes with harmless installers so doing rgular checks can help you combat the evil eye. Some spyware may be installed to purely invade your privacy, report your Internet travels to someone else, record passwords and credit card numbers or display pop-ups based on your browsing
Adware is another form of spyware soley to display ads, and popups all the time whilst you are viewing the web.
Always be aware of
* Rogue Desktop icons appear, linking to adult or pornography sites
* High phone bills due to dialers that can call premium rate lines (only applicable to dial-up users)
* Visual C++ Runtime errors in Internet Explorer, causing it to crash
* Longer than normal computer start-up or shut-down times
* A changed Internet Explorer start or search page.
* Anti-virus software or firewalls stop working.
* Computer slow down.
* Toolbars and taskbars appear onscreen or in Internet Explorer that you did not wish installed like myweb
* Pop-up advertisements appear while you are connected to the Internet, either on your desktop and/or in your web browser.
* Redirects (eg. you go to google.com and get gooooooogley.com)
Always back up your data and do regular anti-spyware scans!
Adware is another form of spyware soley to display ads, and popups all the time whilst you are viewing the web.
Always be aware of
* Rogue Desktop icons appear, linking to adult or pornography sites
* High phone bills due to dialers that can call premium rate lines (only applicable to dial-up users)
* Visual C++ Runtime errors in Internet Explorer, causing it to crash
* Longer than normal computer start-up or shut-down times
* A changed Internet Explorer start or search page.
* Anti-virus software or firewalls stop working.
* Computer slow down.
* Toolbars and taskbars appear onscreen or in Internet Explorer that you did not wish installed like myweb
* Pop-up advertisements appear while you are connected to the Internet, either on your desktop and/or in your web browser.
* Redirects (eg. you go to google.com and get gooooooogley.com)
Always back up your data and do regular anti-spyware scans!