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Sunbelt CounterSpy – Anti Spyware Software Review

admin — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 09:35:41 +0000

Due to the growing number of security incidents involving spyware on the internet today, it is now considered to be “common practice” to use anti-spyware/anti-adware software on every computer that connects to the world wide web. Spyware and adware usually installs without notice just by browsing to an unscrupulous website, using file-sharing programs or by downloading freeware. Since it is not a virus, most spyware cannot be detected by anti-virus software. Spyware can be extremely dangerous because it collects personal information about you and transmits it to the person who created it. The information collected can be as benign as the type of websites you visit, or as dangerous as sensitive personal information like passwords, account numbers or names/addresses. Adware normally collects information relating to your internet browsing habits, and spyware usually steals sensitive information. Spyware is often used to steal bank account information, credit card numbers or a person’s whole identity. If you have spent any time surfing the internet at all, chances are your computer is infected with adware and/or spyware.

In an effort to decide which anti-spyware product to buy, I decided to take Sunbelt Software’s Counter Spy for a free 14 day trial run. In order to really put this software to the test, I installed it on my work computer which is protected by an expensive Cisco firewall, Mcafee Antivirus (updated daily), and regular Windows updates. I do very little web-surfing at work and never download anything except technical software such as antivirus, spyware removers, firewall software, etc…

Following my own advice never to download software from anywhere other than the manufacturer’s “official” website, I visited Sunbelt Software’s site in order to download the free trial of their highly recommended spyware remover software – CounterSpy.

The CounterSpy setup process is a super easy Wizard interface that requires simple “yes” or “no” answers. As soon as the quick installation is finished, the CounterSpy update service downloaded the latest spyware definitions and checked for software updates. Following installation, CounterSpy prompts you to scan your system for spyware. This process took about 20 minutes on my computer.

To my surprise, Counter Spy found one instance of spyware and 74 instances of adware on my computer. It provided me a very detailed list including the name of the suspicious item as well as a good explanation of the problem. You can drill down deeper by clicking on a “+” sign that appears next to each spyware item, and see all of the registry keys and file directories that the spyware has attached itself to. Upon examination of the spyware item found on my PC, I saw that pieces of it were attached to 60 registry keys and three directories. No wonder spyware is so hard to remove! All of the adware that CounterSpy found on my PC was in the form of cookies, and a detailed explanation is given about each one. Much of the adware was the cause of pop-up ads that I find so annoying. CounterSpy lets you choose what you want to do with all spyware and adware it finds, and the default choice is to delete it, which I did.

I have tried other anti spyware software such as Spyware Doctor, eTrust Pest Patrol, Spybot S&D, and McAfee. I found Sunbelt Counter Spy to be one of the easiest to install and configure, and it appears to use up less system resources than Spyware Doctor, which often hangs my home computer. At only $19.95 per year, with renewal rates just $9.95 per year, Sunbelt Counter Spy is the best value for the money. CounterSpy has won numerous awards by prestigious companies such as PC World, Tucows, and C Net – it is definitely an anti spyware program worth considering!

To learn more about internet security risks and what you can do about them,visit http://www.antivirus-firewall-spyware.com. Or visit my Spyware Removers page. My security blog: Computer Security for Everyone

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Free Anti Spyware Removal Software Tools

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:21:16 +0000

So what is spyware anyway and how can it infect my computer? Spyware is basically defined as any piece of software which installs itself onto your operating system without your direct knowledge and is designed to monitor your surfing activities and steal information from your pc. With the internet growing larger each day the risk of getting infections has increased dramatically which is why most pc users should make use of free spyware removal tools which will help keep their pc’s safe.

Spyware commonly infects a computer via bundled software programs which you download from the internet that infect your pc upon execution, opening up emails with infectious attachments and from surfing websites which trigger malicious background installations without your awareness. Due to the fact that spyware infects various different system files you will find that even if you are able to manually delete or uninstall a problematic application the infection will still remain on your pc. This is why it is important to perform frequent scans with free spyware removal tools which are designed to perform deep system scans and quarantine or delete infected files within your windows registry.

Common symptoms of spyware include severe speed degradation which is largely attributed to the fact that these infectious pieces of software take up large amounts of system memory, creation of unknown toolbars in internet explorer, missing application files, a change in your default web browsers homepage and pop ups advertising gambling, poker or pornographic content.

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Best Spyware Software To Speed Up Slow Computer System

admin — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:47:15 +0000

You need the best spyware software that you can get

Why? Because spyware can slow down your computer or even crash it. It can bombard you with unstoppable pop-ups and annoying adverts. It can collect your credit card and bank account details and send them to a thief. It can effectively steal your identity.

Perhaps the worst threat to you from spyware is the way that it can potentially steal your personal details and transmit them to a stranger without you even being aware that it’s happening. This is a frightening thought and reason enough to want the best anti-spyware software that you can find.

What is spyware and how does it affect your computer?

It isn’t easy to describe exactly what spyware is because it can appear in many forms but you can think about it as being software programs that use your own computer against you to the benefit of someone else. Spyware can cause your computer to slow down or even crash; it can allow trojans, viruses or worm infections to be downloaded. Scan your PC for spyware now and see what’s lurking on your hard drive: Free spyware scan

A more common use of spyware is to run a keylogger, which records everything, that you type at the keyboard and send it to a remote server. Recording what you type into your computer is one of the easiest ways of stealing your sensitive information.

Spyware can get into your computer through many different routes and without good anti-spyware software it’s almost impossible to stop it getting in. Simply connecting your PC to the Internet can be all that’s needed to allow a malicious spyware program to be downloaded onto your computer and start wreaking havoc.

Why is customer support an important feature of anti-spyware software?

The people who write spyware programs don’t stop unfortunately. New programs and new versions of existing spyware programs are being released into the wild almost every day. Spyware and viruses seem to evolve in a continuous struggle to beat their enemy, the anti-spyware developers. Almost as soon as an antidote for a malicious program is developed it changes into something else to defeat the measures used to stop it. It’s a sort of counter-counter-counter terrorism operation going on.

The best spyware software defender programs are continually being updated to counter the latest threats and have customer support on hand to help people out when they get into trouble. You should take customer support very seriously when deciding which anti-spyware tool you are going to use.

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Zango Software Spyware or Adware

admin — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:47:42 +0000

live.pirillo.com – Imagine my surprise the other day when searching for an archived document of mine the other day. There was what I was looking for… the first two hits on Google. The third hit, however, was a link to a video of mine on Zango. Zango?!?! Whaaaaaaaaaaat?

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Remove Spyware – Free Spyware Removal Software

admin — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 23:25:48 +0000

Statistics have shown that for people who surf the internet there is over a 93 percent chance that your pc will become infected with spyware.These infections can come from many different sources but the most common methods are freeware software downloads, infected email attachments, instant messaging and from surfing websites which trigger malicious background installations.Most people who get spyware infections will make use of free spyware removal tools to automatically remove any infections they may have but how many know what it actually is?

In basic terms spyware is a piece of software which installs itself onto your operating system through the above mentioned methods and secretly monitors your surfing activities and accesses information about you and your pc.This information is sent to distant users who can use this information for advertising purposes by displaying pop ups on your desktop based on the type of websites you surf and can also use your pc information to control and edit security settings.If you notice that your privacy and security settings in internet explorer are set to low then the chances are high that you will have an infection of this nature.Any other information related to banking details as well as usernames and passwords can be stolen which raises the necessity to perform regular scans with free spyware removal programs which are available on the internet.

Due to the fact that spyware infects various files on your operating system only these spyware removal tools will be able to successfully quarantine and remove problematic files.Trying to manually delete them will not solve the problem and could also end up causing further functionality problems for your pc.Common symptoms include browser redirecting,deleted shortcuts,changing of browser homepage and speed degradation.

Xoftspyse is my personal recommendation as the top free spyware removal software available.It continues to gain popularity because of its powerful virus removal abilities and has kept my pc safe from infections.

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