Spyware is a general
term used to describe software that performs certain behaviours
such as advertising, collecting personal information, or changing
the configuration of your computer, generally without appropriately
obtaining your consent first.
These programs
can change your Web browser's home page or search page, or add
additional components to your browser you don't need or want.
These programs also make it very difficult for you to change
your settings back to the way you originally had them.
They may also
display rogue security alerts from rogue Anti Spyware and Virus
software,
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and example of rogue security software.
If your computer
starts to behave strangely or displays any of the symptoms listed
below, you may have Spyware or other unwanted software installed
on your computer.
- You see
fake security alerts from fake Anti-Spyware.
- You see
pop-up advertisements all the time when surfing the web
- Your Settings
have changed and you cannot change them back again
- Your web
browser keeps on re-directing you to other sites
- Your PC
seems to act differently
- Your PC
takes longer to boot than normal
- You cannot
log in to your Facebook, Webmail or similar sites
- Your internet
connection stops connecting and becomes dormant and unusable
- Your PC
has new toolbars installed in your browser that you did
not install
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