As a computer owner, you really need your wits about you in the Spyware
detection game. So what are you to do if you can't even trust the very
people who say they are going to help you clean your PC? Well, you can
fight back! The best way to do that is with software from very reputable
companies. The following are the most well-known (and free) anti-spyware
solutions:
Ad-Aware is probably the easiest to use of the three. SpyBot is good,
but a bit complex for beginners. Microsoft Windows Defender
is well worth getting, too. However, it's not the easiest piece of software
in the world to use. You do get some good tools with it, though. Check
out the websites by clicking the links above (there's a tutorial on
the Microsoft site for Windows Defender).
Once you download your chosen anti-spyware solution, you need to install
it on to your PC. After you have installed it, start the software and
do a full scan of your computer. (Ad-Aware has a nice big button that
says "Scan"!)
Unlike anti-virus software, it IS recommended that you have more than
one anti-spyware solution on your PC. This is because spyware can be
very difficult to get rid of, and anti-spyware software will rarely
find 100 percent of threats. By having more than one solution, what
one piece of anti-spyware programme misses, the other should (hopefully)
pick it up.
Monday, 3 December 2012
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