5 June 2012

ABOUT SPY-WARES

ANSWER:-
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 don't 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 know if something has spyware?

use this programs to catch the spy-wares:

  • Google Toolbar (http://toolbar.google.com/) This program is Free.
  • AdMuncher (http://www.admuncher.com) This program is Shareware.

To remove it:

  • Lavasoft Ad-Aware (http://www.lavasoftusa.com/) This program is Free.
  • Spybot-S&D (http://www.safer-networking.org/) This program is Free.
  • BPS Spyware and Adware Remover (http://www.bulletproofsoft.com/spyware-remover.html) This program is Shareware.
  • Spy Sweeper v2.2 (http://www.webroot.com/wb/products/spysweeper/index.php) This program is Shareware.
To prevent spyware to being install:

  • SpywareBlaster 2.6.1 (http://www.wilderssecurity.net/spywareblaster.html) This program is Free.
  • SpywareGuard 2.2 (http://www.wilderssecurity.net/spywareguard.html) This program is Free.
  • XP-AntiSpy (http://www.xp-antispy.org/) This program is Free.
Also scan computer using anti-virus programs.

thank you :)

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