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Spyware Removal Guide
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Introduction
Spyware is a broad category of software that is installed on user's computers without their knowledge and consent. The purpose of spyware is financial gain, whether it's by creating popups to scare you into buying a product, advertising affiliate links, redirecting you to a paid porn site, or collecting your surfing data for market research purposes, etc.
The purpose of a virus would be to do something annoying or destructive on a system. This is often an attempt for fame or for 'kicks'. Spyware's objective is not to cause damage but the more spyware there is on a system, the more problems it can cause for the user even if it is not the the intention of the spyware.
Spyware has become a real problem for web users. It is also a security threat. This guide will show you what you can do to remove spyware manually, as well as using free spyware software |
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so that you will be able to remove most spyware threats without having to pay a professional to do it for you in the future.
This guide is meant for people running Microsoft Windows XP, although some of the techniques can be used for Windows 98. This guide assumes that you have good knowledge of the Windows operating system and know your way around. |
The guide will cover the following topics:
- Do you have spyware? - You will learn how to spot spyware without having to dig too deep into a system. A quick browse will be enough for many spyware programs.
- Preparing to remove spyware - There are a few things you should do as good practice and to save you heartache in case something goes wrong. There are also things you should do or you would not be able to remove the spyware properly. This section is IMPORTANT. Please make sure you read it before beginning to remove spyware.
- Software downloads - It is near impossible to do everything without the use of some tools. Download the tools so you can use them later on in the spyware removal procedure.
- Deleting spyware - Here, you will learn how to begin Deleting spyware.
- The Windows Registry - You will learn how to remove spyware from the Registry.
- Start from fresh - There are times when it is quicker to perform a 'fresh' install of Windows if there are too many problems or problems that cannot be fixed..
- Restore your settings - If all went to plan, this would be where you put all the settings back to the way they were.
- Prevent spyware - Best way to deal with spyware is to prevent it from infecting your system in the first place. This section will tell you what you could use, keep an eye out for, avoid, etc.
You should read and follow the guide in that order but some steps may require for you to go back a section and then forward again to where you left off. Many of the techniques are not bound by any order so it does not matter which ones you begin with, but with the exception of the Preparing to remove spyware section.
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