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„ AdwareAdware cancan bebe softwaresoftware thatthat generatesgenerates advertisementsadvertisements suchsuch asas poppop--upup windowswindows oror hotlinkshotlinks onon webweb pages.pages. „ ItIt maymay addadd linkslinks toto youryour favoritesfavorites andand youryour desktop.desktop. „ ItIt cancan changechange youryour homehome pagepage andand youryour searchsearch engineengine toto sitessites thatthat earnearn incomeincome fromfrom variousvarious advertisers.advertisers. „ Source http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/community/columns/adware.mspx AdwareAdware ExamplesExamples

„ What?!What?! MyMy computercomputer isis infected!infected! OrOr isis it?it? AdwareAdware ExamplesExamples WellWell--knownknown AdwareAdware ProgramsPrograms toto AvoidAvoid „ HotbarHotbar (Add(Add--ons)ons) „ Adds graphical skins to Browser and Email clients „ Adds toolbars and search button „ BlockCheckerBlockChecker „ ClipGenieClipGenie „ CometComet CursorCursor „ GatorGator „ WinFixerWinFixer „ StumbleUponStumbleUpon „ WeatherBugWeatherBug SpywareSpyware

„ SpywareSpyware isis computercomputer softwaresoftware thatthat collectscollects personalpersonal informationinformation aboutabout aa useruser ofof aa computercomputer withoutwithout theirtheir informedinformed consent.consent. „ SpywareSpyware utilizesutilizes aa rangerange ofof techniquestechniques inin orderorder toto recordrecord personalpersonal information,information, includingincluding logginglogging keystrokes,keystrokes, recordingrecording InternetInternet webweb browsingbrowsing history,history, andand scanningscanning documentsdocuments onon thethe computer'scomputer's hardhard disk.disk. „ Source - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spyware SpywareSpyware ExamplesExamples

„ SomeSome commoncommon waysways SpywareSpyware cancan bebe installedinstalled onon youryour computer.computer. „ BundledBundled ApplicationsApplications SpywareSpyware softwaresoftware containedcontained ininsideside thethe installinstall packagespackages ofof otherother InternetInternet softwaresoftware downloads.downloads. TheThe mostmost commoncommon formform ofof bundlingbundling occursoccurs withwith PeerPeer--toto--PeerPeer (P2P)(P2P) softwaresoftware applicationsapplications suchsuch asas KazaaKazaa.. „ SpywareSpyware softwaresoftware cancan alsoalso bebe installedinstalled onon aa computercomputer throughthrough downloaddownload of:of: „ some less-reputable browser toolbars „ some so-called "agent" or "personal assistant" software like Gator, BonziBuddy and Comet Cursor WellWell--knownknown SpywareSpyware ProgramsPrograms toto AvoidAvoid „ GatorGator „ Monitors Internet activity „ Monitors site visits „ Tracks forms and passwords „ Sells customer information to Advertisement companies „ BonziBonzi BuddyBuddy „ DopeDope WarsWars „ ErrorGuardErrorGuard „ GroksterGrokster „ KazaaKazaa „ MorpheusMorpheus WhatWhat youyou shouldshould know:know:

„ AdwareAdware/Spyware/Spyware isis installedinstalled inin thethe backgroundbackground „ AvoidAvoid installinginstalling unknownunknown freewarefreeware software.software. „ AvoidAvoid webweb linkslinks andand attachmentsattachments youyou areare unfamiliarunfamiliar withwith asas theythey couldcould bebe embeddedembedded withwith maliciousmalicious codecode PreventionPrevention

„ AntiAnti AdwareAdware/Spyware/Spyware ProgramsPrograms havehave beenbeen createdcreated toto removeremove AdwareAdware/Spyware/Spyware fromfrom youryour computer.computer. „ MostMost areare freefree toto download.download. FeaturesFeatures && ComparisonsComparisons

Ease of Real- Performance Effective Use Time CPU Utilization Scanning Scheduled Products Cost (Poor/Fair Protectio (Poor/Fair/Goo (Registry/ Scanning /Good) n d) Memory) Not Ad- Free & Only with available in Good Good Yes Aware SE Paid Ad Watch free version Spybot Yes - Yes Search & Free Good Resident Good Yes (Advanced Destroy TeaTimer Mode) Windows Free Fair Yes Fair/Good Yes Yes Defender (Beta) Free – Webroot Spy UCLA Good Yes Good Yes Yes Sweeper Site License WebrootWebroot SpySpy SweeperSweeper

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