Keep PC Safe

Did you know that spyware, more often times than not, are incorporated as freeware? Did you

know these "freewares" can cause serious problems for your computer?

What are freewares? It refers to a series of software programs that can be downloaded at any

time for free. Most often, they come grouped together like a package with the buy one, take one

promo seen in stores. Start off, by reading the program's user agreement to find out how you

can uninstall unwanted malicious programs.

Your browser's security holes on certain websites can allow spyware to filter in. What does this

mean exactly? It means that a website can attack your computer through flaws of Internet

Explorer and other programs that allow access to the Internet.

What is the best way to handle this? Though, almost never done, people should really look into

the website they want to visit. Doing so may avoid those unwanted spyware to be placed onto

your computer.

Signs of Unwanted Spyware

So how do you know you have been a victim of spyware especially since it is not easy to

recognize and often times, not seen until the effects start taking hold on your computer? Keep a

watchful eye out for the following signs.

- Your computer begins to freeze, hang up, or slows down. This is a general sign that spyware

software is the culprit in taking up your computer's memory resources.

- Annoying popups tend to be uncontrollable, which come in persistently. Even if you ignore

them, they still popup onto your computer screen.

- You find that your set homepage has been changed and not by you. It is usually a website you

have never visited and never heard of before. You start to leave and you get sent to, yet,