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Spyware
programs are programs
that covertly collect
personal information
about you (such as
name, email address,
and internet surfing
behavior). Typically,
they make money for
their publishers by
reporting this information
and sending you advertisements.
Most spyware is installed
silently or bundled
with other programs.
Freeware, shareware,
and peer-to-peer file-sharing
programs are often
bundled and/or supported
by spyware.
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Some spyware and adware
is silently installed
by other programs
running on your computer,
as well as by internet
sites you may be visiting.
Many free programs
come with spyware
or adware. The program
installer doesn't
always describe every
program being installed.
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Different
people have different
definitions of each.
We call any program
designed to deliver
ads or to get marketing
information adware.
Generally, adware
is any program whose
purpose is to deliver
advertisements or
get marketing information.
Spyware is a subset
of adware, because
it collects and reports
personal information.
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Most
adware-removal tools
maintain a library
of filenames and registry
keys associated with
known adware and spyware
programs, and search
for and remove them
from your computer.
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Many
adware and spyware
programs will generate
pop-ups, even if you
aren't online. Frequent
browser pop-ups usually
occur independent
of where you're surfing
online, and generally
mean that you have
adware installed on
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This
depends on the adware.
Some adware just shows
ads inside applications
which have utility
while others will
place pop-ups over
the pages you're viewing.
The kind to really
watch out for is spyware
that collects your
personal information
and sends it to a
central server. |
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MONEY.
The pop-ups and other
ads you see as a result
of adware installed
on your system are
sold to the advertisers
by the makers of the
software. The information
collected about you
by spyware is valuable
marketing information
that can be sold to
other companies to
target ads at you.
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The best way of finding
out is to use a good,
up-to-date program
that detects it and
to carry out a full
scan of your computer.
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Let
TC spy scan your
pc regularly and remove
these programs as
they're found. Performing
regular scans will
keep you aware of
what's been installed
on your system. Be
sure to have the latest
definitions available.
You can even have
TC spy. run scans
on a schedule so you
can run them as frequently
as you wish. |
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Virus
protection programs
that are geared towards
getting rid of viruses,
not adware or spyware.
Some detect viruses
by their behavior
-- the problem with
this is that there
are several kinds
of programs that "act"
like a virus when
they might be adware,
spyware, or even a
legitimate program.
Programs with an auto-update
feature might be detected
by virus software
for this reason.
TC spy removes not
only viruses but known
adware, spyware, tracking
files, etc so there
is no guessing involved.
TC spy is also being
updated constantly.
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Removes Spyware
