SpyWare, AdWare, Ad Blockers, Pop-Ups
SpyWare and AdWare
Visits to websites to download music, sports scores or freeware may results in unwanted (and unknown) software being placed on your computer. This software, known as spyware or adware can interrupt normal functioning of your computer, eat up your RAM and track your computers web usage - sending it along to unscrupulous web marketing firms. And you thought cookies were bad...this is cookies gone wild, gone to the extreme. If you have a computer with Deep Freeze, or you are a Library with a Gates computer that has been upgraded to Windows 2000, you have a layer of protection against Spyware and AdWare. There are some very good free and cheap programs that can detect and remove spyware and adware from your computer. You can download and install this anti-spyware/adware software -- you may be surprised what you'll find on your computer...Consumer Reports WebWatch provides unbiased and practical research on Web site publishing and business practices; help devise guidelines for credibility; expose practices that are a cause for consumer concern; and recognize good practices. Consumer WebWatch.Org
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Spyware Everywhere
http://www.consumerwebwatch.org/dynamic/privacy-investigations-spyware-everywhere.cfm
A very long list of spyware can be found at SpywareGuide.com
- List of Spyware
http://www.spywareguide.com/product_list_full.php
Types of Spyware
http://www.spywareguide.com/category_list_full.php
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