spyware
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From: Kalispell, Mt.
Yes--spywre is a real issue. There are hundreds of spyware programs and there are hijackers that take control of your computer. You definitely want to take the advice of everyone here and find a good spyware blocker/remover. there are dozens of them. You can do a search on: www.download.com, www.majorgeeks.com , www.lavasoft.com and numerous others. I have found lavasoft or major geeks to be very safe to load from as long as you choose an American download site closest to you.
Yes..different versions of spyware search through numerous areas of your computer and send back to the owner, what they are designed to. That's why you want to have a spyware blocker/remover and update/run it at least once a week or more often if you have a family that surfs the net a lot. Whether you surf a lot or not..each update and scan usually finds one or two programs loaded. generally your bank accounts are safe on the bank's servers. If you save private information like account numbers, credit card numbers etc on your hard drive, they could always possibly be accessed. When windows asks if you want it to remember your username and passwords or other numbers, say NO!
Yes..different versions of spyware search through numerous areas of your computer and send back to the owner, what they are designed to. That's why you want to have a spyware blocker/remover and update/run it at least once a week or more often if you have a family that surfs the net a lot. Whether you surf a lot or not..each update and scan usually finds one or two programs loaded. generally your bank accounts are safe on the bank's servers. If you save private information like account numbers, credit card numbers etc on your hard drive, they could always possibly be accessed. When windows asks if you want it to remember your username and passwords or other numbers, say NO!
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From: MA
Yes, there are many different malicious variations to spyware. I dont know what you have for software thus far, but the 3 that I run are:
Ad-aware
Spybot: Search and Destroy
Spyware Blaster (most important of the 3)
The blaster helps to stop most items from ever being installed. It prevent the installation of ActiveX-based spyware, adware, browser hijackers, dialers, and other potentially unwanted pests. It also blocks spyware/tracking cookies in Internet Explorer and Mozilla/Firefox, and restricts the actions of potentially dangerous sites in Internet Explorer.
Rich
Ad-aware
Spybot: Search and Destroy
Spyware Blaster (most important of the 3)
The blaster helps to stop most items from ever being installed. It prevent the installation of ActiveX-based spyware, adware, browser hijackers, dialers, and other potentially unwanted pests. It also blocks spyware/tracking cookies in Internet Explorer and Mozilla/Firefox, and restricts the actions of potentially dangerous sites in Internet Explorer.
Rich
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