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What is spyware? How do I detect and remove
it from my computer?
Spyware & Adware are files that are installed on your computer
and employs a user's Internet connection in the background (the
so-called "backchannel") without their knowledge or
explicit permission.They allow companies to monitor your Internet
browsing patterns and even allow companies to inundate you with
those annoying "pop up" ads!
Did you know that by simply clicking on a random "pop up"
ad, your computer may have been infected with Spyware? OR that
downloading music or software may come with invisible Adware?
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Software to detect and remove:
(* denotes free versions available)
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- and.doxdesk.com
- good info and removal instructions
- Adware Info -
excellent definitions and info
- ZDnet
- article about spyware
- Spychecker
- this site has good information as well as a searchable
database of known spyware
- cexx.org
- has good info about adware
- Opt Out - more
information about spyware
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09-Sep-2003
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