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Secure Your PC - Spyware And Adware Removal

Last Updated: December 4, 2009

Spyware and AdWare are becoming more of a problem for Internet users. It seems to be getting harder and harder to prevent spyware and adware from taking over your system. Adware is a program that shows 'ads' normally in the form of popup banners, and full page popups. Adware is normally not 'desired' by the user however some users want to see what is out there. Spyware on the other hand will report what you are doing, and what sites you visit and then send this information to a 3rd party. My opinion is that spyware and adware are both dirty forms of advertising and ways to collect a users information. Removal of spyware and removal of adware is not an easy task as the programmers of the software make it very tricky to remove.

Here are some tips and sites that help with the removal of spyware and adware.

PCPitStop.com
Is a great website for web-based scanning. PCPitStop.com scans but not limited to the following; Virus's, Internet Speed, Gator Info, Spyware Info, disk Health, and more!

SpyWareInfo.com
This site is a great spyware blog. You will be able to see what the latest news and reports are for Spyware. This site is also the home for the download of the ever popular HijackThis and StartupList. These titles catalog different system settings in text files that can be sent to the boards, and then reviewed by members to help you diagnose your spyware or adware problems.

AdAware
AdAware is among the most popular adware removal tools on the internet.
AdAware specializes in removing data mining software, aggressive advertising software, Parasite programs, Scumware, selected traditional Trojans (virus), auto dialers, malware software, Browser hijacks, and personal tracking components.

SpyBot - Search And Destroy

Spybot - Search & Destroy will detect, remove a large majority of adware files, and adware modules from your computer. Spybot will also clean program and web usage data from your system so that spyware software can not take any of your information and log it. Spyboy Search & Destroy will also aid in the removal of many other malicious addons.

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