. ANTIVIRUS: May 2010

Thursday, May 6, 2010

Combating Computer Espionage

Have you noticed a suspicious slow down of your computer's processing without any particular reason?

Are you inundated by  pop up ads that indiscriminately show up whether you are running software or not?

These indications may continue to happen despite checking your system and running your recently updated anti virus software to run diagnostics on your computer.

Unless you run the correct spyware and adware software you will not be able to detect the real issue in your computer system.

Adware are uninvited programs that usually come bundled with freeware or shareware.  Occasionally things that seem to be to good to be true usually come with unwelcome invisible strings attached. Providers usually pay freeware or shareware designers to be able to take advantage and prey on innocent individuals who download these programs. Adware cause unsolicited pop up advertisements in your computer and in extreme cases, adware causes pop up advertisings to pop up soon as you boot your system.

Spyware on the other hand is more covert and usually undetected in your system until you run an anti spyware program.  In relatively mild cases, spyware is used to record your Internet browsing habits so  the spyware can report your preferences to build a marketing profile. This means that as you go about your Internet business, you are under surveillance and your basic right to privacy is impinged upon.

In extreme cases though, certain spyware better labeled as malware, are used for criminal purposes and can steal keywords and other sensitive information based on your system and Internet usage.

It is said that 9 out 10 computers are infected with spyware. To make sure that you are not part of statistical majority, you need run an adware and spyware cleaner to detect unwanted security and privacy breaches inside your system.

There are a lot of reliable adware and spyware products  available to remove these undesirable programs in your computer.

However some adware and spyware are well bundled inside their parent applications, clearing them out from your computer could very well inadvertently disable the legitimate programs they infect.

 This impact is a necessary evil to clean your computer system of unwanted adware and spyware.