What is spyware

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What is spyware?
Supervisor dr. loay tawalbeh
Search ByMahmoud al-ashramSoufyan al-qblawe
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What is spyware?
Spyware is a general term used to describe
software that performs certain behaviors such as
advertising, collecting personal information, or
changing the configuration of your computer,
generally without appropriately obtaining your
consent first.
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What is spyware?
Spyware is often associated with software that
displays advertisements (called adware) or
software that tracks personal or sensitive
information.
( ADWARE ) Advertisement Software
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What is spyware?
That does not mean all software that provides ads
or tracks your online activities is bad. For
example, you might sign up for a free music
service, but you "pay" for the service by
agreeing to receive targeted ads. If you
understand the terms and agree to them, you may
have decided that it is a fair trade off. You
might also agree to let the company track your
online activities to determine which ads to show
you.
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Effects of spyware
Other kinds of spyware make changes to your
computer that can be annoying and can cause your
computer slow down or crash.
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Effects of spyware
These programs can change your Web browser's
home page or search page, or add additional
components to your browser you don't need or
want. These programs also make it very
difficult for you to change your settings
back to the way you originally had them.
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A ways spyware can get on your computer
There are a number of ways spyware can get on
your computer. A common trick is to covertly
install the software during the installation of
other software you want such as a music or video
or file sharing program. Whenever you install
something on your computer, make sure you
carefully read all disclosures, including the
license agreement and privacy statement.
Sometimes the inclusion of spyware software in a
given software installation is documented, but it
might appear at the end of a license agreement or
privacy statement.
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Signs of spyware Are you being watched ?
If your computer starts to behave strangely or
displays any of the symptoms listed below, you
may have spyware installed on your computer.
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Signs of spyware Are you being watched?
I see pop-up advertisements all the time. Some
spyware software will bombard you with pop-up ads
that aren't related to a particular Web site
you're visiting. These ads are often for adult or
other Web sites you may find objectionable. If
you see pop-up ads as soon as you turn on your
computer or when you're not even browsing the
Web, you may have spyware on your computer.
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Signs of spyware Are you being watched?
My settings have changed and I can't change them
back to the way they were. spyware has the
ability to change your home page or search page
settings. This means that the page that opens
first when you start your Internet browser or the
page that appears when you select "search" may be
pages that you do not recognize. Even if you know
how to adjust these settings, you may find that
they revert back every time you restart your
computer.
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Signs of spyware Are you being watched?
My Web browser contains additional components
that I don't remember downloading. Spyware can
add additional toolbars to your Web browser that
you don't want or need. Even if you know how to
remove these toolbars, they may return each time
you restart your computer.
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Signs of spyware Are you being watched?
My computer seems sluggish. Spyware are not
necessarily designed to be efficient. The
resources these programs use to track your
activities and deliver advertisements can slow
down your computer and errors in the software can
make your computer crash. If you notice a sudden
increase in the number of times a certain program
crashes, or if your computer is slower than
normal at performing routine tasks, you may have
spyware on your machine.

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How to help prevent spyware

Spyware can invade your privacy, bombard you with
pop-up windows, slow down your computer, and even
make your computer crash. Here are several ways
you can help protect your computer against
spyware.
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How to help prevent spyware
Use a firewall While most spyware and other
unwanted software come bundled with other
programs or originate from unscrupulous Web
sites, a small amount of spyware can actually be
placed on your computer remotely by hackers.
Installing a firewall or using the firewall
that's built into Windows XP provides a helpful
defense against these hackers.

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How to help prevent spyware
Update your software If you use Windows XP, one
way to help prevent spyware is to make sure all
your software is updated. Visit Microsoft Update
to confirm that you have Automatic Updates turned
on and that you've downloaded all the latest
critical and security updates.

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How to help prevent spyware
Adjust Internet Explorer security settings You
can adjust your Internet Explorer Web browser's
security settings. Microsoft recommends that you
set the security settings for the Internet zone
to Medium or higher.

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How to help prevent spyware
Download and install antispyware protection

You can install many software to protect your
system such as Ad-ware from lava soft Windows
defender from Microsoft Spyware doctor from fast
soft
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How to help prevent spyware
Surf and download more safely The best defense
against spyware is not to download it in the
first place. Here are a few helpful tips that can
protect you from downloading software you don't
want

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How to get rid of spyware

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To remove spyware

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