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Spyware Questions

What should I look for in Anti-Spyware software?

Permanent removal and prevention After removing the spyware you want the software to completely remove all traces of it. Spyware does more than hide itself on your computer, it installs several dormant components that can come back after the initial cleaning.

What is the history?

Advertisers to criminals. Advertisers learned early on that they could use a small file called a "cookie" to mark computers that have clicked on an ad or visited a website.

At first they only tracked visits or clicks on their own ads, then they expanded on it to collect information on competitor's web sites and ads. Eventually this escalated into full scale war where one advertiser would destroy or modify another's cookie, and the cookies began to track ALL of a user's surfing habits. This was called "Ad ware" and is still used today.

It wasn't long before criminals got in the act by putting full scale surveillance on unsuspecting people's computer to collect surfing habits, direct them to their web sites and later on collect personal information that could be used for identity theft. Spyware was born.
As the attacks expanded beyond cookies and other methods spyware was added to a class of threats called Malware. Read a complete breakdown of the best anti-spyware available in our 2008 Anti-Malware Software Review

Spyware Protection Guidelines

Most spyware is intended to spy on you monitoring your web surfing habits or grabbing your keystrokes in order to steal your bank passwords or identity.

It is mostly propagated through web pages, file sharing programs and "free" utilities installed from the internet. Spyware is now detected, cleaned and prevented by most quality anti-virus software and anti-malware software.

Spyware is included in a class of threats called malware.

Spyware Protection Steps
• Follow security-tech-reviews.com's Security Basics which includes installation of anti spyware
• Only download software from reputable sources
• Always say no to install prompts while surfing any sites except work or school sites
• Do not install free software utilities from untrusted web sites
• Do not open SPAM messages or click on unwanted popups
• Immediately discontinue browsing a web site that is continously generating unwanted pop-ups
• Avoid using file sharing software such as Limewire or Kazaa
• Never click on links out of SPAM messages

Read a complete breakdown of the best products available in our 2008 Anti-Malware Software Review

Some of the best known spyware

CoolWebSearch

This spyware was one of the first browser hijackers. If you were infected with this web browsing became impossible. After infection you would be redirected to porn sites and it would collect private information about users and slow the speed of infected computers. Coolwebsearch uses innovative techniques to evade detection and removal, and as such many common spyware removal programs fail to properly remove the software.

Adware.Hotbar

This spyware took over your web browser's tool bar and redirected you to advertiser's pop-ups when you clicked on one of the tool bar buttons.

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