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Viruses, Adware and Spyware.
A different type of security risk is Adware. This is one of the most common threats users face when on the net. For the most part it is just extremely annoying. Some have been know to cause major computer issues as well. Most adware comes bundled with in another program. The programmer will add this in to advertise and reduce the cost or make the program free. This advertising generates affiliate money for the programmer who will keep generating more adware for the company he is working with. Another type of adware is also known as shareware. This utilizes advertisements for the free version of the program. Most shareware companies offer a paid version that will eliminate the ads all together. For the most part one can say adware is software designed to monitor a user’s Internet activity and transmit that information back to an advertising company. Some programmers call it a data miner. Adware can interfere with browser and security settings. It will also display pop-up ads even when not connected to the net. Spyware can come to a user in several ways. The most common is bundling the spyware inside another program. The spyware company will pay a programmer to add this bundle into their program. Another way to add spyware is to exploit the security flaws in web browsers to install spyware software onto a users computer. Many of these programs are installed silently with out the users knowledge. Each spyware package has its own tracking number to be recognized by the company whose program it is. The tracking number and all the information about the computers use is then transmitted back to the company. The company will keep the information gathered from all the computers they have infected with their spyware. A more broad definition used is hardware or software device that can monitor a user’s activity with out them even knowing it. Software spyware can record keystrokes, mouse clicks, chat conversations, e-mails, and other online activity including purchases. Some forms of spyware can take snap shots of what is being displayed on the monitor for other to view later, called screenshots. They can also see the communication between computers that allow them to steal passwords and credit card numbers. Hardware spyware is very small devices that are put between the keyboard and computer. This records which buttons are being used on the keyboard at all times and is very effective. It is not detectable by anti-spyware products because it is not software and installed onto the computer. This would physically have to be placed onto the computer by someone with physical access to it. Other types of hardware spyware are small cameras and microphones in hard to see locations. About the author of: Viruses, Adware and Spyware Thomas Hunter is an Internet marketer, author and publisher and has helped hundreds of people secure their CPU's against danger. Spyware and Adware is software made by publishers that allows them to snoop on your browsing activity, invade your privacy, and flood you with those horrible popups. If you are like most users on the internet, chances are you are probably infected with these applications. Remove harmful adware, spyware, trojans, dialers and worms today with NoAdware.net Article Source: http://netsalesinc.com If you have a website or ezine you may freely post this article on your site as long as you include the full resource box above. All links must be active / clickable with no syntax changes.
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