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Home Small Biz Advice General Lookout For Spyware! Here Are Some Examples...
Lookout For Spyware! Here Are Some Examples...



Spyware is a problem for anyone who uses their computer to download anything from the Internet.  These programs infiltrate your computer system through other programs and can steal your personal information without you knowing it.  Some are so sneaky that some anti-spyware doesn’t detect it.  Here are some examples of spyware programs that you need to be aware of.

Spyware is potentially damaging to your files and your computer.  Whenever a computer system begins to run slowly, check to see if spyware is the problem.  Some spyware programs can even change your homepage.  By the time it gets to that point, your entire computer system could be compromised.  One spyware program can open the door for others to come in and infect your system.  

1.  Bonzi Buddy – This spyware program is listed on many sites that warn of spyware.  This one brings with it a host of unwanted pop-ups.  You’ll notice that pop-ups seem to pop up even when you are not actively online and they are hard to get rid of.  Bonzi Buddy also slows down your computer to a barely usable crawl.  Some of your files and other computer programs could be corrupted.

2.  Gator – This spyware program operates in ways similar to Bonzi Buddy.  Your computer will slow down and you’ll see various pop-ups that continue to come back even when you click to close them.  Gator is one of several spyware programs that are hard to uninstall on your computer once it is downloaded.  

3.  CoolWebSearch – This site is a browser hijacker.  Browser hijackers can create pages that look just like your browser page.  Unless you look closely, you won’t notice that it is not your browser page.  Also these browser hijackers redirect you to pages that they want you to go to and not the page you requested to go to.  You could be entering personal information and passwords on pages that are fraudulent.  Uninstalling them could ruin your computer.

4.  Bogus security pages – These pages are the ones that will warn you that your computer is infected with viruses.  They ask you to click on the message to be sent an anti-spyware program to fix the problem.  The real problem is that the virus count is falsified and so is the anti-spyware program they want you to buy.  They are after your personal information.  An example is Performance Optimizer and XP AntiVirus 2008.

5.  Xupiter Toolbar – Downloading toolbars with other applications can be dangerous.  This toolbar connects you with the Xupiter site.  It hijacks your browser, changing your settings.  Once loaded on, it is difficult to restore your settings.  You will also be overwhelmed with pop-ups.

Spyware programs are everywhere.  Be aware that everything may not be as it seems when downloading programs to your computer.  
 

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