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Am I protected from Spyware??

What a Spyware means? Spyware are programs designed to record your various activities on your computer and send it to hackers or a specific destination over the internet, it is also called a spybot or tracking software. Where does Spyware come from? Usually spyware comes from the Internet by visiting a specific harmful websites mainly like porn websites or websites that provide software cracks or any other illegal websites.(Learn how to protect your self and your family from harmful websites) It might come by your permission indirectly (like a website asking you…

Spybot – Search & Destroy detects and removes spyware, a relatively new kind of threat not yet covered by common anti-virus applications. Spyware silently tracks your surfing behaviour to create a marketing profile for you that is transmitted without your knowledge to the compilers and sold to advertising companies. If you see new toolbars in your Internet Explorer that you haven’t intentionally installed, if your browser crashes inexplicably, or if your home page has been “hijacked” (or changed without your knowledge), your computer is most probably infected with spyware. Even…