Symptoms of Spyware
Infection:
- Your PC has a mind of
its own
- Slow computer
- Your homepage has
changed
- You have a new toolbar
installed themselves
- New bookmarks has been
inserted
- Computer frequently
crashes
- Fishy popup ads
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What is Spyware?
Spyware is any technology that
aids in gathering information about a person or organization
without their knowledge. On the Internet, spyware ia program
that is put in someone's computer to secretly gather
information about the user and relay it to interested
parties. Sometime a infected computer is used as a email
spam launching pad, taking up your computer's processing
power and bandwidth. A computer crash would be imminent.
How did the spyware infect my
computer? There are
several ways for spyware to infect your computer. The
infection of spyware is very similar to a virus. Here is a
few:
- Downloading freeware
- Downloading music and
videos
- Email
- File sharing
- Surfing the web
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