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Don’t be startled by the name ‘spyware’, it does not really mean that someone is spying on your every move you make while browsing on the internet. Spyware is an add-on program that is commonly used by internet advertising companies. The spyware tracks your searching habits on the net and prompts pop-up advertisements from competitors when you surf on content related websites. I.e. if you are playing Bingo you will receive pop-ups from our online bingo competitors only if you have spyware installed from which our competitors buy advertising from. Why are they targeting Bingo? Our bingo competitors know that  Bingo has the online bingo members in the industry as a result they will do anything to lure you to their sites. It is rare that you would receive a non-relative pop up when you are browsing on the net.

Meaning, if you are browsing on a bingo site you will more than likely receive bingo pop-ups rather than detergent pop-ups lol.

Below you will find the three ways which internet users download spyware on their computers:

Drive-by installs – this is the most common – a drive-by install typically begins downloading software through the browser upon a visit to a Web page. Depending on the browser, its patch level, and the user’s security settings, the user may be prompted with a “yes/no” dialogue box, or not. In some cases, even if the user clicks “no,” the install may continue.

Browser exploit – some spyware installs via a downloader Trojan, which takes advantage of vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer and acts as a sort of beachhead agent for spyware. This agent, once installed, can download multiple flavors of spyware.

Embedded install – often spyware will be packaged with “free” programs (e.g., Kazaa) and the user agrees to accept the spyware in payment for using the program for free.

So now I have a general background on Spyware.  What are some common sings showing I have pyware on my PC?
you are subject to endless pop-up windows
you are redirected to web sites other than the one you typed into your browser
new, unexpected toolbars appear in your web browser
new, unexpected icons appear in the task tray at the bottom of your screen
your browser’s home page suddenly changed the search engine your browser opens when you click “search” has been changed
certain keys fail to work in your browser (e.g., the tab key doesn’t work when you are moving to the next field within a form)
Random Windows error messages begin to appear your computer suddenly seems very slow when opening programs or processing tasks (saving files, etc.)

Remember the good old days when playing online bingo or surfing the net was a pleasurable rather than a battle Vs pop-ups?  Those days can come around again by following these simple steps on how to remove and deter from downloading spyware.  These days having spyware removal software is almost as necessary as having an Antivirus.