|  All About Adware/Spyware
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What is adware?
Adware is a program that can serve (ad banners, pop-up’s,
pop-under's, change your homepage, add pay per search
results and more into your computer) All of these types
of ad’s can occur because of adware. Publishers and developers
derive income from these advertisements, letting them
distribute adware for free, similar to the business model
used for television programs and magazines. Common examples
of adware are many of the peer-to-peer file-sharing applications
available as free downloads.
What is SpyWare?
A general term for a program that surreptitiously monitors
your actions. While they are sometimes sinister, like
a remote control program used by a hacker, software companies
have been known to use spyware to gather data about customers.
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Is adware bad?
Although the majority of press about adware remains negative,
the concept of free software subjecting you to an ad banner
is not inherently evil. After all, there are expenses involved
in developing the software you use, and those who work hard
to create it deserve compensation. The problem begins when adware
hides the delivery of components commonly referred to as spyware
(also known as trackware or thiefware). Spyware uses your Internet
connection to secretly transmit data to the company supplying
the ads. This data, including personal information required
to install the software combined with information about your
online activity, is then sold or traded to third parties in
exchange for more advertising dollars. The information is most
commonly used so advertisers can more specifically target you
with future ads.
But there is an even more devious level of spyware that may
be living on your machine. Some spyware is so sophisticated
it can (and regularly does) search your system Registry for
information such as your real name, the software you have installed
on your machine, and whatever other information it can find.
This information is then shared with third parties.
How can I protect myself?
You are constantly being bombarded by reasonably benign levels
of spyware in the form of Internet cookies, but the most powerful
spyware is being delivered with adware downloaded from the Web.
And don’t be fooled, spyware can come in the smallest packages.
Even the tiniest applications you download, such as media player
skins, download assistants, and FTP clients, can house spyware.
And so the best way to avoid installing spyware is to show a
little more caution with the software you install on your system.
You can also download other application that job is to remove
adware from your computer
Much like an antivirus tool these programs will search and destroy
all ‘known’ adware on your computer.
We recommend
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