A Few Ways to Know if Your PC is Infected with Spyware

August 26th, 2008 EnhancedPixels Posted in Guide, Regular Posts |

Spyware is generally a very annoying and dangerous thing if not dealt correctly and at the right time. Spyware is like an intruder that breaks into your house without your permission and gathers data about you, your habits and other information in order to make money out of it. There are a few simple ways to recognize if your PC has been infected with spyware. If one of the things like this happens it means that your computer is infected:

  • Whenever you computer loads you see annoying pop-ups.
  • You start observing new icons appearing on your desktop or on the bottom right corner of your screen.
  • You are being redirected to suspiciously looking web pages without your permission.

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      August 26th, 2008 at 10:46 am

      […] unknown . Excerpt: Spyware is generally a very annoying and dangerous thing if not dealt correctly and at the right time. Spyware is like an intruder that breaks into your house without your permission and gathers data about you, your habits and other … […]

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