There are a lot of PC users that know little about Spyware, Mal-ware, hijackers, Dialers & many more. This will help you avoid pop-ups, spammers and all those baddies. . What is spy-ware? Spy-ware is Internet jargon for Advertising Supported software (Ad- ware). It is a way for shareware authors to make money from a product, other than by selling it to the users. There are several large media companies that offer them to place banner ads in their products in exchange for a portion of the revenue from banner sales. This way, you dont have to pay for the software and the developers are still getting paid. If you find the banners annoying, there is usually an option to remove them, by paying the regular licensing fee. Known spywares There are thousands out there, new ones are added to the list everyday. But here are a few: Alexa, Aureate/Radiate, BargainBuddy, ClickTillUWin, Conducent Timesink, Cydoor, Comet Cursor, eZula/KaZaa Toptext, Flashpoint/Flashtrack, Flyswat, Gator, GoHip, Hotbar, ISTbar, Lions Pride Enterprises/Blazing Logic/Trek Blue, Lop (C2Media), Mattel Brodcast, Morpheus, NewDotNet, Realplayer, Songspy, Xupiter, Web3000, WebHancer, Windows Messenger Service. How to check if a program has spyware? The is this Little site that keeps a database of programs that are known to install spyware.
Posted on: Fri, 03 Oct 2014 08:22:01 +0000
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