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Computers are infected with an average of more than 50 spyware/adware programs!
Spyware is software secretly forwarding information about a user's online activities to others without their knowledge and the average user could be carrying 50 pieces of "spyware"/"adware" in their computers.
Spyware can be installed without the conscious consent of the user, allowing unsolicited spam or remote monitoring of a computer's activity. Neither spyware or adware can be removed using a normal Antivirus program.
Many industry experts suggest that these types of programs may infect over 95 per cent of all internet connected computers.
Ten thousand scans conducted by PAL Solutions found more than 500 thousand instances of spyware/adware on users PCs.
This figure equates to an average of nearly 50 spyware/adware infected items per PC and demonstrates the scale of spyware infections.
Spyware, secretly installed on a PC and used for identity theft and corporate espionage, is often used to steal or record information access.
Typically, spyware arrives bundled with freeware or shareware or file sharing programs.
Adware is software in which advertising banners are displayed while the program is running and which then sends data back to a third party without permission. Adware cookies allow a website or software to record a user's surfing habits without their knowledge or consent.
How To: Prevent Adware/Spyware?
The first thing you must remember is that adware\spyware tools are basically for removal after the fact. The trick is "layered protection" for maximum prevention!
- Make use of IE's Restricted Zone
- Install a firewall
- Install an Antivirus program
- Add a Spyware Remover to your system
Internet users are advised to do more to protect themselves. 'PAL Spyware Remover' is a good all-round solution to remove spyware/adware.
PAL Spyware Remover:
To install and run this program, follow these steps:
Click Start, click Run and in the window that appears, type and then click OK.
On the page that appears, locate and click on Download.
Next, choose to download the current version of PAL Spyware Remover by clicking on one of the links offered. The links offered here may contain other software as well, so to prevent confusion, choose one of the links that says "download".
You will be asked if you want to Open or Save the file you are about to download. I suggest you click Open. When the download completes, the software will automatically start to install.
When prompted if you want to continue to install PAL Spyware Remover, click Yes. The welcome screen will appear, click Next and the EULA will be displayed. As always, satisfy yourself that the EULA doesn't contain anything that you feel can cause you distress. Select I accept the agreement and click Next to continue the installation. The destination folder of where the software will install itself is displayed, click Next here as well and then click Install to begin the installation. When the install completes, click Finish and close any open windows.
On your desktop, you should now have a PAL Spyware Remover icon. Double-click on it. Before scanning your computer, you want to first check to see if any updates are available and you are reminded of this on the next screen that appears. Click OK.
If there are updates, the software will apply them and then restart itself. Once you are at the main program screen, click on Scan for Spyware. When the scan is complete, tick selected problems to quarantine all recognized Spyware from your hard disk.
You can now close the PAL Spyware Remover program.
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