Spyware

Spyware
Essential Information
Spyware is software that spies on what you’re doing. Most
of the time it is advertising related. It watches where you
browse then serves up more appropriate advertising when
you’re online. Some spyware can identify you personally,
as well as change your computer settings without your
consent. It is normally downloaded by accident or hidden
in free software.
Action 1
The best way to remove it is to periodically download and
run one of these free anti-spyware tools. They’ll hunt down
offending spyware and remove them for you.
Spybot Search and Destroy
safer-networking.org
Lavasoft Ad-Aware
www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware
Microsoft Windows AntiSpyware
microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software