Spyware and Adware are tiny programs that are unknowingly installed on your computer by hackers, and unethical companies through legitimate looking software and music downloads, e-mail attachments, instant messages, web browsing, and other routine activities you might participate in online. Once installed, these tiny programs can run completely undetected collecting your personal information, tracking the tasks you perform on your computer, or bombard you with annoying pop ups and ads.
Just a few of the things spyware can monitor and collect about you:
· The Web Sites You Visit
· Your Instant Message Conversations
· Credit Card Numbers You Use
· The Items You Purchase Online
· Usernames and Passwords Used To Access Your Favorite Sites
· Your Incoming and Outgoing Email Messages
· Your Bank Account Numbers
· Other Important and Personal Information
Even worse, once this information is collected it can then be sold to other parties which can lead to even more pop-ups, spam and Spyware!
Spyware is also notorious for making your PC sluggish and unresponsive. Sometimes this is by design but many times the sluggish performance is a result of poorly created spyware and malware programs that conflict with the other programs running on your computer. In any shape or form, spyware is extremely annoying and frustrating!
In just a few short years spyware has surpassed computer viruses as the number one threat to your information and security online.
The reason for this explosive growth is the huge amounts of money that unethical companies are making from spyware. As amazing as it may seem, many of these companies receive millions of dollars a year in funding because the potential to make money off an unsuspecting public is so huge. As a result, spyware now infects close to 90% of all internet connected computers with an average of 25 instances of Spyware and Adware per PC. Spyware is such a huge problem that Dell Computers reports 20% of all their tech support calls involve Spyware and Adware related problems. Even worse, these problems take 2-3 times longer to solve than non spyware related support calls.
What this means to you is that without a lot of spare time, technical expertise, and proper tools, spyware can pose a real and serious problem to your PC and personal information. I have spent many hours on the phone with tech support fixing problems associated with spyware and adware. I have found that most programs do not remove the infections but only tell you that you have a problem. I have used Ad-Aware and Microsoft’s “Antispyware” and “Defender Beta 2” and found that they do not work as promised. I tried to use a product that someone else suggested, which was free, and a Trojan (Exploit-wmf Trojan) tried to down load to my system. Someone introduced me to
MaxSecure Spyware Detector and I have not had any problems since I started to use this software.
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Purchase Max Spyware. I would have to recommend using this software or using other software that has a great rating, real-time monitoring, backup restore, auto updates, and a cookie blocker. MaxSecure Spyware Detector along with good anti-virus software such as Norton or McAfee should keep your system running smooth, fast, and free of most problems.
J. Taylor
http://www.jtaylorbusinessconsulting.com/
