| Known by several different names, from spyware to | | | | To avoid spyware and adware and protect your |
| malware or internet parasites, surveillance applications | | | | privacy users must be cautious when surfing the |
| are installed on your system to monitor your internet | | | | internet. Beware of freeware and shareware |
| activities and reveal your surfing patterns and | | | | programs as they usually install spyware as well, |
| purchasing habits. Spyware also extracts email | | | | without the users knowledge. Install and regularly use a |
| addresses, hijacks browsers and records credit card | | | | good spyware scan and removal tool. An effective |
| numbers, bank accounts and password information. | | | | anti-spyware program will detect and remove all |
| The information gathered by a spyware application is | | | | possible infected files. |
| sent back to the intruder who typically uses it to | | | | The scanner should perform a deep system scan in |
| bombard you with pop up and email advertisements. | | | | order to catch files infected that usually go unnoticed. |
| More serious consequences occur when credit and | | | | Most spyware scanners have a removal feature as |
| bank information is obtained by spyware and used for | | | | well but for those that do not a list of detected |
| identity theft or credit card fraud. Spyware also | | | | spyware files is still complied at the end of the scan. |
| compromises the fast and efficient functioning of your | | | | This list given by any spyware tool tells the details of |
| computer as it builds up and uses the systems | | | | that particular spyware as well as its location on your |
| resources. Computer crashes occur with extreme | | | | computer. If there is not removal feature on your |
| infections which can lead to malfunctions in your | | | | program you can try manually deleting them. |
| registry keys and memory. | | | | |