Don�t Remain Undefended Next To Spyware And Viruses

By Author: Isaiah Henry
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Adware and spyware are really nasty types of malware. Adware keeps showing you advertisements and this is really maddening but spyware is the real criminal because it can do you substantial harm. Spyware spies on your activities on the Web and in addition to recording the addresses of the sites you visit, it also captures really sensitive data as passwords or credit card numbers. Needless to say, you are not informed about all this spying activity.

For instance, it is common when your computer has been infected by spyware to experience slowdown of your computers operation and frequent hangs. Many programs, most frequently Internet Explorer, will also stop working because of the presence of spyware. Using an anti-virus program does not help a lot because most anti-virus programs are exactly this � an anti-virus and not an anti-adware or an anti-malware program. If the anti-virus program you are using is not specially designed to watch for and remove adware and spyware as well, then you actually have no protection. Some of the best anti-virus programs, which also offer anti-adware and anti-spyware protection are ...
... McAfee VirusScan, Trend Micro PC-Cillin, and Norton AntiVirus.

If your computer hangs frequently, one potential reason could be that it is infected by adware or spyware. If you want to know if this is so, get one of the many adware and spyware removal tools, which are available on the Web. There are many good free tools but if you don�t mind spending some bucks on a really good program, you can go for the commercial options. All equal, the paid adware and spyware removal programs are much better than their free counterparts.

If you wonder how did you manage to get infected by adware and/or spyware, think about all the nice free programs you have downloaded from the Internet. Spyware and adware comes bundled with all sorts of lucrative programs and the most ironic is that very often you agree to get the pests. You might ask how that is possible. The answer is short � it is written in the License Agreement of the program that you agree to download the program in its entirety or something similar, which means that you are getting the pests as part of the deal. Adware is easier to deal with � just install MSN toolbar, Google toolbar or a similar popup blocker and you will have peace. Clicking links to suspicious sites is one more way to get some undesired but free stuff.

For those of us, who use the Internet on a daily basis, getting a high quality anti-adware and anti-spyware program is simply mandatory because they are more than a cleaning tool. These programs can prevent spyware and adware from penetrating your computer. Even if you can�t afford to buy the best anti-adware and anti-spyware software, get what you can afford but don�t stay unprotected.

You can easily obtain free adware and spyware removal programs from the Internet. These programs are an indispensable helper in your fight against these nasty pests and they can make it easier for you to not to let them in.