ADWARE is downloaded in exchange for free software or other offers.
SPYWARE is downloaded without your consent or awareness.
What SPYWARE Do To Your Computer ?
- It bombard you with nuisance advertising that you don't want to see.
- Change your computer behaviour in ways you wouldn't want.
- Collecting personal information about you or your family.
- Slow down or crash your computer.
Unintentional or accidental downloading of software while you were surfing. For example : downloading of a toolbar that shows a weather forecast. It seems harmless but it came with spyware.
What Can You Do ?
- Only download from sites you trust.
- Read privacy statements and license agreements before you download anything. If you don't understand, don't download.
- If you can click a pop-up window, never click on OK, AGREE or CANCEL button. They are trying to trick you. Only click on the red "x" in the corner.
2 comments:
Hmm, I use Microsoft AntiSpyware Beta 1. Quite impressive. But it's no good after certain period of time - will expired.
Hey Ad-Aware SE also not but yeah, but too bad, they don't have auto schedule scanning & updates la.
mwt - some antispy works like charm.
Try this :
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=321CD7A2-6A57-4C57-A8BD-DBF62EDA9671&displaylang=en
... while it's still free la.
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