Why does spyware infect Home PCs?How do they work?
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mediator
Technomancer
Firewall are based on rules that these spywares can breach by using allowed applications(that have security bugs ) on firewall.
I really dont find spywares on my system everyday but once a week as my system is heavily utilized for gaming,internet and all sorta entertainment and work ! Try some good antispyware!
I really dont find spywares on my system everyday but once a week as my system is heavily utilized for gaming,internet and all sorta entertainment and work ! Try some good antispyware!
anandk
Distinguished Member
*www.download.com/Spyware-Center/2001-2023_4-0.html?tag=dir
*www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/windowsxp/antispy.mspx
www.spywareinfo.com
www.spywareguide.com
www.spywaredata.com
*www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/windowsxp/antispy.mspx
www.spywareinfo.com
www.spywareguide.com
www.spywaredata.com
shaunak
Tux Fan
Simply put:
Spyware is the result of the free lunch you have over the internet.
Like the cool chancing walpapers or the hotbars in IE6
>the cool free software you just downloaded from an unknown site?
>the "FREE" expensive software you just downloaded [if you know what i mean].
>did you just install and unkonws activeX to get access to god know what?
>do you use IE [ok! joking on this one!]
>visited to cool link which your friends chainmailed to you?
>did you just skip reading the EULA and said i agree
>did you just get over a hundred cursors?
Start cursing [bad pun] cause there is a high chance the people who just gave you all the above listed services are looking to make a little money by selling your personal info and data regarding surfing habits, to web advertising companies, which they will collect gradually over a period of time by using spyweres.
of course this can go from data collection to browser hijacking[so that no matter what you do you end up on their site] to credit card number and password collection. which could also lead to phishing etc etc. there is no limit to the madness.
They cant get past "well configured" and professional firewalls. but if you just ckicked allow without reading what warning you firewall just gave you then god save you.
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Spyware is the result of the free lunch you have over the internet.
Like the cool chancing walpapers or the hotbars in IE6
>the cool free software you just downloaded from an unknown site?
>the "FREE" expensive software you just downloaded [if you know what i mean].
>did you just install and unkonws activeX to get access to god know what?
>do you use IE [ok! joking on this one!]
>visited to cool link which your friends chainmailed to you?
>did you just skip reading the EULA and said i agree
>did you just get over a hundred cursors?
Start cursing [bad pun] cause there is a high chance the people who just gave you all the above listed services are looking to make a little money by selling your personal info and data regarding surfing habits, to web advertising companies, which they will collect gradually over a period of time by using spyweres.
of course this can go from data collection to browser hijacking[so that no matter what you do you end up on their site] to credit card number and password collection. which could also lead to phishing etc etc. there is no limit to the madness.
They cant get past "well configured" and professional firewalls. but if you just ckicked allow without reading what warning you firewall just gave you then god save you.
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@Shounak
Nice brief description.
BTW I regularly upadate my SECURIY S/Ws and scan using them. ( AVG FREE, Ad-Aware, Spybot, Zone Alarm, W. Defender and Spywareblaster). My XP Home is always upadate. During the last one year only once there was a spyware occurrence and no virus threat.
Nice brief description.
BTW I regularly upadate my SECURIY S/Ws and scan using them. ( AVG FREE, Ad-Aware, Spybot, Zone Alarm, W. Defender and Spywareblaster). My XP Home is always upadate. During the last one year only once there was a spyware occurrence and no virus threat.
Choto Cheeta
Rebooting
dont allow any one to open porn or warez site... as most come from there...
early the main reason used to be Email, but now emails get very good filter, now the main reason is, porn sites and crack sites
dont visit them...
early the main reason used to be Email, but now emails get very good filter, now the main reason is, porn sites and crack sites
dont visit them...
nishant_nms
Cyborg Agent
man install a nice anti spyware. I would suggest u to install Windows Defender, Ad-Aware, Spybot Search & Destroy
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