spyware
Adware: How to remove them
The nightmare is not over! I had just removed spyware from my system and had my registry cleaned but now my mouse is again behaving erratically! After the horrifying experience of the spyware on my system, I had installed AVG anti-spyware (www.grisoft.com) AVG anti-virus (free.grisoft.com) and ZoneAlarm firewall (http://www.zonelabs.com)
ZoneAlarm is one of the best firewalls that prevent your internet connection from hackers and other security breaches but they aren't a cure for everything as adware can be installed from a lot of different sources such as email or browser plugins or even software you install yourself!
Spyware: Software gremlins that lurk in your PC...
I've just had a nightmare that lasted for more than a week. My system was unbelievably slow and when I opened MS office it took ages to open. When I started making entries in the excel sheet suddenly my cursor or mouse pointer jumped to unwanted places. It became so irritating that I just could not get hold of what was happening. It turned out to be a malicious Spyware program that did not pop up any ads or hamper my internet connection. But it took screenshots of my screen and transferred them to remote locations without my knowledge!
Just keep in mind ….
Do you know if you've been INFECTED? (Part 1)
The first thing to really do is to know your computer well. I am going to stress this since this will help a lot in the early detection of problems. If you don't know what is "normal" for your PC, then you won't know what is "abnormal". Laughing
How to do this? Well, try to examine the internals of your PC (don't be scared to experiment at this point, just be logical and just use common sense when using your PC). An easy way is to press "CTRL-ALT-DEL" on your PC if you are using Windows XP or NT. For windows 95/98 users, it's similar but be sure to press that combination only once or else your computer is going to restart itself. A popup screen will appear where you can select "Task Manager...". (If you don't know what CTRL-ALT-DEL is, then just right click on any blank space on the taskbar.. the bar with the start button on it, and select "Task Manager" from the menu that appears).
