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Monday, February 22, 2010
What is Spyware Virus and Antivirus
Spyware is compuyter software that is installed surreptitiously on a personal computer to intercept or take partial control over the user's interaction with the computer, without the user'sinformed consent
While the term spyware suggests software that secretly monitors the user's behavior, the functions of spyware extend well beyond simple monitoring spyware programs can collect various types of personal information, such as Internet surfing habits, sites that have been visited, but can also interfere with user control of the computer in other ways, such as installing additional software, redirecting Web browser activity, accessing websites blindly that will cause more harmful viruses, or diverting advertising revenue to a third party spuware can even change computer setting, resulting in slow connection speeds, different home pages, and loss of Internet or other programs. In an attempt to increase the understanding of spuware, a more formal classification of its incaluded software types is captured under the term privacy-invasive software.
In response to the emergence of spyware, a small industry has sprung up dealing in anti spyware software. Running anti-spyware software has become a widely recognized element of computer security best practices for Microsoft Windows desktop computers. A number of jurisdictions have passed anti-spyware laws, which usually target any software that is surreptitiously installed to control a user's computer. The US Federal Trade Commission has placed on the Internet page of advice to consumers about how to lower the risk of spyware infection, including a list of "dos" and "don'ts.
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