What do you think of when you think of the term 'World Wide Web' or 'The Internet'? You might picture your favorite website or your favorite thing to do online such as listen to music or playing a video game. Whether you know this or not..

Spyware / Adware can hide or be transfered to your computer from any of those three! By simply downloading music, screensavers, pictures, or even opening emails; you could be potentially downloading anyone of these spyware types:

• Trojans
• Keyloggers
• Tracking Cookies

• Dialers
• Malware
• Pop Up Advertisements

There is countless numbers of different spyware, adware, and viruses. The above can be found under many different names and file types. In fact, 9 out of 10 personal computers are infected! Like any process, there is a simple and complicated way.

From experience, freeing a computer of spyware used to take up to 2 hours or more depending on how stubborn the programs are.

What is the difference between Spyware / Adware?

Spyware: Application programs and files that hide on your PC's hard drive without your direct knowledge. These programs allow hackers and advertising companies to track your every move, both online and even when you work offline. They can track the websites you visit, the items that you buy online, the emails you send and receive, your Instant Message dialog, and worst of all they can even record your credit card number, personal identification numbers, and all of your passwords. If you use dial-up to connect to the Internet then spyware can be used to bill 900 numbers to your phone bill. This is just a short list of the harm that spyware can cause.

Adware: Application installed onto your PCs hard drive by Internet advertising companies that allow them to inundate you with pop-up ad after pop-up ad all day long. Have you ever noticed a strange icon on your desktop or start menu and wondered where it came from? Have you ever logged on to the Internet to find that your home page had been switched? Are there strange search bars on every page you visit? These are all adware programs. These program can place icons almost anywhere on your PC, they can change your home page whenever they wish, and they control your google search results so you see the results that they want you to see.

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