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Getting Rid of Spyware, Adware, and Viruses
Spyware, Adware and Viruses can be the death of your computer. Keep it off your computer can keep your computer running faster and safer.
What is Spyware?
Spyware is anything software that gathers user information through the user’s Internet connection without his or her knowledge.
What is Adware?
Advertising that is integrated into software is what Adware is and can slow down your computer. Now Yahoo Messenger, AOL Messenger, and others contain Advertising intergrated into the software. However sometimes some programs load Advertising software behind the program you load. This can lead to pop-up ads while you are surfing the web.
How to protect your self against Spyware and Adware?
You can protect your self by using free software, Windows Defender is a brand new program offered by Microsoft. Another well-known program is Ad-Aware SE Personal by Lavasoft.
What is a Virus?
A virus has one mission to kill your computer. Keeping them off you computer is easy and safe, it can be done by loading free virus software such as AVG Free Advisor.