Spyware articles
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- 2007-04-06 22:13:56 - How to find the perfect images online
- Copyright 2005 Jim Edwards
Has this ever happened to you?
You need a photo for a website, brochure, flyer, or CD / DVD cover.
You buy one of those 100,000 photo and clipart collections on 10 CD-ROMs hoping to find the "perfect" picture, but after hours of searching you find your brain tired, your mouse hand numb, and no "perfect" photo in sight.
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- 2007-04-06 22:13:56 - How to find adware removal that is really free and avoid the pitfalls
- Really free adware removal programs can sometimes seem hard to find. You click on a link that promise really free adware removal programs, but end up on a site with programs that eventually turn out to have a lot of strings attached. You might only be able to try out the really free adware removal program for a very short time, such as a few days, before you must purchase an expensive version of t...
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- 2007-04-06 22:13:56 - How spyware blaster can protect your computer from harm
- By browsing a web page, you could infect your computer with
spy ware, ad ware, dialers and hijackers. These, unwelcome
guests, are some of the fastest growing threats on the
Internet today. It is important to protect your computer
and one of the most powerful software products, available
for this, is Spy ware Blaster, a program created by Java
cool.
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- 2007-04-06 22:13:56 - Hateful and annoying spywares. have they infected my computer?
- As Technology advances, spyware has become a norm in many people??s life. But what is spyware? Spyware is not a virus. It is not meant to attack your system but it is used to steal information from your system.
To explain this as simple as possible, spyware is computer software that is used to run undetected in a victim??s computer to steal important information and report to the cr...
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- 2007-04-06 22:13:56 - From spyware with love!
- Its late. You've been scouring the web for that perfect present for your Aunt Bess in Idaho and finally you find it at presents4aunties.com. The site looks a lil' rough on the edges, weird colors and such, but they have that gift you know will make Aunt Bess add you to her will. You purchase the gift, log off and head to bed, tired but happy.
The next day, coffee in hand, you turn on your p...
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- 2007-04-06 22:13:56 - Finding the perfect anti-spyware software
- Fortunately, there are generous individuals and organizations who have the facilities to review the work of the Anti-spyware developers and make the results available for all of us everyday users of the Internet.
The challenge for us is to know where to go for these results and recommendations, and to know which of the anti-spyware and anti-virus programs to use on our computers....
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- 2007-04-06 22:13:56 - Everything you need to know about spyware and malware
- You are at your computer, checking out software on EBay. The computer is really sluggish, and you are not running anything else. You click on a link, and BLAM you are redirected to a search page you've never heard of and the ?back? button won't work.
You've got Spyware! Just what is ?Spyware?? The word brings to mind exploding pens and shoe phones. In fact, software makers have stru...
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- 2007-04-06 22:13:56 - Do you know how to remove spyware from your computer?
- Spyware is rapidly becoming a major problem for Internet
users. It is estimated that 9 out of 10 computers are
infected with spyware or ad ware or both. Spyware may be
responsible for 50 % of all computer crashes. Spyware runs
silently and you may not be aware that your every move on
the Internet is being observed and recorded.
If a user does not d...
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- 2007-04-06 22:13:56 - Do you know how to defeat the browser hijacker ?
- Your browser now has a new start page and a new search
page. Every time your browser loads a page that doesn't
exist, you end up at some strange site, probably filled
with popup ads or worse - pornography. Nothing you do, from
resetting the home page in your options menu to rebooting
your machine gets rid of the problem.
If you're really unlucky, t...
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- 2007-04-06 22:13:56 - Data-recovery: what you need
- Data recovery is something we hope that we will never need. Whether you simply make the mistake of deleting important software or you lose it all in a computer crash, that valuable asset of information may seem like it is lost forever. But, if you have complete and quality data-recovery software on your computer or through your system, you can be confident that it has a backup and it is there even...
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- 2007-04-06 22:13:56 - Consumer beware... identity theft tools & techniques
- The Tools Used In Identity Theft
Identity theft is very quickly becoming the crime of choice for thousands of criminals worldwide. With online Internet access to just about any kind of database you want becoming easier and easier to acquire, the crime of Identity Theft is becoming so easy, a child could do it, if they are even mildly adept at using a computer.
So how ...
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- 2007-04-06 22:13:56 - Beating adware, the sneakiest software
- Promoters of adware, software that shows advertising on a user's computer, use some cunning tricks to get you to install their software on your machine. Here's what to look out for.
Adware is, by definition, something reasonable people don't want on their computers. That's why malware can't just come out and ask people to install it. Often, the computer owner is completely unaware o...
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- 2007-04-06 22:13:56 - Alexa: why you should be using the toolbar.
- Why on earth would anyone want to install a piece of spyware onto their Web browser? No sensible right minded person would .unless you are a webmaster and you want to improve your SERPS ranking that is.
The Alexa toolbar is not ?technically? spyware as it doesn't retrieve any private or personal information. It does however log all the sites you visit and as webmasters we can use th...
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- 2007-04-06 22:13:56 - Adware and the case against bundled software
- Bundling software applications together is a practice much abused by purveyors of adware. The potential for sneaking unwanted software into a bundle of desirable software is obvious. The benefits of bundling software aren't so obvious. Isn't it time to consider dumping the practice of bundling software altogether?
Bundled Software: When Is It Not Adware?
If a user wan...
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- 2007-04-06 22:13:56 - Adware: how to beat the sneakiest software
- Promoters of adware, software that shows advertising on a user's computer, use some cunning tricks to get you to install their software on your machine.
Here's what to look out for.
Adware is, by definition, something reasonable people don't want on their computers. That's why malware can't just come out and ask people to install it.
Often, the ...
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- 2007-04-06 22:13:56 - 3 simple ways to save a bunch of money when buying a new computer!
- Looking to buy a new computer?
Overwhelmed by all of the options available to you?
Stressed by the high cost of computers today?
For most people, buying a new computer does not have to be as stressful as buying a new car. Nor does it have to be as expensive. If you're like most people, and you have a limited budget for buying a computer, then you need t...