Virus or Spyware - What's the Difference? by Dave Fraser
This month's article is one of the things I still find comes up as a frequent question, "what's the difference between Viruses and Spyware"? so I will try and answer that here. One of the biggest slowdowns of a PC is caused by viruses, adware or spyware as it's often called. ... Sometimes people say to me "doesn't my anti-virus software remove spyware"? ... An example is, you see a "free" program on offer that you think might be useful and download it without thinking. ... Sometimes you run a free scan and it finds all sorts of nasties but you will have to sign up and pay to remove them.

Don't Forget to Protect Your PC by Jo Ann Joy
The latest statistics show that at least 800 new viruses are created each month. You have all heard that identity theft is one of the fastest growing crimes. The people that do these things are constantly coming up with new ways to get into our computers. ... Most anti-virus programs are only effective for about a year, and then you need to buy the newer version. ... Some of the more deluxe versions of the anti-virus software include a firewall. ... First and most important, you must have good anti-virus software.

Spyware - The Main Hurdle Of An Efficient System by A Singh
Spyware is the main hurdle of any efficient system. Just as any other virus that may infect your system there are any number of sites that promote some product or service on the Internet and may have let loose a few Spyware programs that covertly download themselves onto your PC. ... When the anti virus utilities detect and remove the Spyware it leaves traces of it in the registry because anti virus is not designed to scan the registry. ... The entries in the registry can be removed with the help of the many free Spyware Adware removal tools such as Microsoft free Spyware Adware removal...

Advanced Anti Spyware - Now Totally Free for the Home User! by Jason Frovich
Spyware is a diverse group of software programs that are undesirable for the computer user, since they transmit information to the Spyware owner without the computer user's knowledge or consent. The easiest way of keeping your personal computer free from spyware, is to visit one of the many... Many of the old Anti-Virus producers, like McAfee, Symantec and Sophos, are today offering free spyware removal for home use as a part of their Anti-Virus solutions. ... Since the programs are available for free, you can feel free to try out several free spyware removal for home use before you make...

Searching For Free Antivirus Software by George Royal
These are some of the best, completely free antivirus software and add-ons available on the internet for download. Avast Home Edition: This is a completely free but one of the best antivirus applications available anywhere, which is intended for non-commercial use. ... AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic (http://www.free-av.com/): Another one of the few, but great free antivirus software available for download. ... AVG Free Edition: The free edition is available to home users for personal and non-commercial use on a single computer.

5 Ways to Protect Information - Clear Recommendations and Direct Links by Alexander Smith
It's not the big secret that modern operating systems are not as reliable as they supposed to be. At the same time the most of info is stored on the hard drives nowadays. And every minute all the data can be vanished from your drives because of the system crash or virus attack. ... Use firewalls and anti-virus programs. ... Service packs for Windows are available at official Microsoft site and free for download. ... Check www.download.com for spyware programs. ... Please visit www.tucows.com to download it.

Major Geeks Review by Adam Wiskar
I can't seem to remember where I found this site but Major Geeks has been extremely useful to me over the past year or so. I've had numerous problems with my computer and this site has helped me out on all of those occasions. If you haven't clicked on the link already, Major Geeks is a site... Like I said, these are just a few examples and you can choose between freeware programs which are free to use and download or shareware programs which you need to pay to use. ... You might be thinking, "How do I know that the files offered by this site are safe to use?" Answer: You don't but Major...

How to Remove Spyware by Kenth Nasstrom
Spyware removal has become a tedious work. As the spyware threat has worsened, a number of techniques have emerged to counteract it. Among these are * Programs designed to remove or to block unwanted programs * Eucating the users in such a way that they can keep bad programs from infecting their... Protection and removal Major anti-virus firms such as Symantec, McAfee and Sophos have come later to the table, adding anti-spyware features to their existing anti-virus products. ... However, recent versions of these major firm's home and business anti-virus products do include anti-spyware...

Beware of Spyware by Nowshade Kabir
One day, you suddenly realize that your computer started to work noticeably slower than it used to. You decide to run de-fragmentation of your hard drive and add more virtual memory to the system. No luck! May be, it’s probably some viruses, you reckon turning on your virus scanning software. ... Major anti-virus companies are planning to integrate anti-spyware programs to their existing products very soon. ... Use an Anti-Spyware application Download and install one of the following anti-spyware programs: Ad-aware (http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/), Spybot...

Spyware Can Cause You And Your System Irreparable Damage by A Singh
Spyware can be described in simple terms as software that performs certain functions covertly on your computer such as collecting personal information, changing the configuration of the computer, and advertising. Spyware is often associated with advertising software or software that generates... Spyware virus removal software such as free Spyware and Adware removal is very effective and has all the safety features of a good Spyware removal utility. ... Then the registry entries start to operate and download the necessary files, secretly, from the Internet and the Spyware begins to...