Internet Security Tips/Daily Weblog

Spyware and Adware viruses have rapidly become the number one threat to your computer with over 90% of computers already infected. These include “Trojans”, Web Bugs, Advertiser Software, Monitoring Software and more. Fortunately there are good spyware protection and adware spyware virus removal tools available. Sorting through them all to find the right one is a challenging task and an important decision to make.

Consequences From Spyware: hijacked browsers, reset home pages, changed search results, spam emails sent to you, slow browsers, toolbars added to your browser, and many more.

You Need To Understand What Spyware Is!
 
Spyware and Adware, also called “Malware”, are files made by publishers that allow them to snoop on your browsing activity, see what you purchase and send you “pop-up” ads. They can slow down your PC, cause it to crash, record your credit card numbers and worse. If you’re like most Internet users, chances are your PC is probably infected with these files. Simply surfing the Internet, reading email, downloading music or other files can infect your PC without you knowing it. 

Some Spyware Q&A:

Q. So What is Spyware?
A. Spyware are individual programs that embed themselves within your computer and monitor your internet browsing activites. They can spy on your confidential information (passwords, credit card info, etc).

Q. What is Adware?
A. Adware are software applications that display advertising banners and popups. If you get inundated with popups chances are you have been infected by Adware.

Q. What is Malware?
A. It is the short term for malicious software. Malware are more commonly referred as viruses, trojans, and worms.

Q. What is a Trojan virus?
A. A Trojan virus is software that breaks through computer security and disguises itself as something benign (harmless).

Q. What are Computer Viruses?
A. Destructive programs that disrupt the normal functioning of computer systems.

Is Your Computer Infected?……..

On our website, www.alertcomputer.com, you can read more about how to detect spyware.