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The Internet Gives Birth To A Monster Called Spyware
Author : Julian Pereira
Internet users worldwide, may not realize that there is a
monster, known as spyware, that has taken up residence in their
computers. Infact, there could be several monsters, going by
various names, such as adware, trojans, malware etc. They could
be described as cookie monsters of the internet world.
How do these monsters thrive in a computer ? They feed off the
information they gather about people and often times they are
well fed. These creatures are not conducive to your wellbeing.
They infest and corrupt the workings of a computer and they
transmit personal information to their buddies at the other end
of the internet line. They have lots of such buddies that want
to get to know peoples surfing habits, their online purchases,
their interests, their chats, their credit worthiness, their
birth date and the list goes on and on.
Spyware and adware help the workings of promotional companies.
They can only be successful in their promotions, if they can
target people in an effective manner, by getting to know their
audience as best they can. It is only by understanding peoples
needs, likes and dislikes that they can send out promotional
material with the hope of generating sales. However, sales
materials may only be the tip of the iceberg, and while this may
be more of an annoyance, the infiltration by spyware can lead to
loss of privacy, loss of credit card details and lead to stolen
identity. When personal information is stolen there is no limit
to the extent of damage this can cause and the hardships it can
bring about to an individual or a family.
Spyware and adware have an easy entryway into computer systems.
They usually piggyback with other software downloads, including
shareware, freeware, p2p sharing of files, music downloads etc.
Once lodged into a computer they can reside indefinitely, till
detected and removed.
The solution is to have spyware detection and spyware removal
software.
The authors site can be viewed at http://www.DeleteSpyware.net
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