BEWARE SPYWARE

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BEWARESPYWARE

• You never know who might be watching you.

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Beware SPYWARE

• One Bad Apple may Spoil the Whole Bunch!
• The Internet is contains programs that hijack
  your PC through downloads and popups.
• Not all downloads popups are bad.
• Read license agreements and privacy statements.

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Beware SPYWARE

• Adware
• Virtual Hijacking Program
• A program that installs a component on your
  computer to either feed advertising to you or
  feed information about you to advertisers.
• Can cause incompatibilities that disrupt the
  functioning of your system.

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BewareSPYWARE

• Spyware
• When adware contains a hidden compenent that
  tracks web usage it is termed Spyware.
• Gathers traffic data.
• How much time spent on certain sites
• Your hardware internet IDs
• Personal info you enter to download freebies
• Your internet surfing habits

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• Spyware often trades your information with
  affiliate advertisers, building an increasingly
  complex profile on who you are what you like to
  do on the internet.

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• Common Known Program
• Comet Cursor

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• Prevention
• The best protection against Spyware Adware is
  prevention.
• Ensure your system is patched against known
  vulnerabilities. Visit www.windowsupdate.com,
  and click scan for updates.
• Install any patches marked critical.
• Do this at least monthly.
• The single most important thing you can do to
  ensure security.

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• Security Setting
• Configure your browser to use a higher security
  setting.
• Open your internet browser, select the Tools menu
  and choose Internet Options.
• Select the security tab.
• Make sure you are set at medium or higher.
• Be sure that Installation of desktop items is
  set to prompt.

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• Know What you are Getting Yourself Into
• Do not click OK, YES, or RUN THIS PROGRAM
  unless you understand what you are agreeing to.
• Read and understand the license agreement before
  you install.

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• Remove Adware and Spyware
• You may go into Add/Remove Programs and remove
  the program you downloaded. This most often does
  not remove the adware or spyware.
• There are several good programs to remove these
  installations and to act as a guard dog to
  prevent them from getting on your system in the
  future.

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• Ad-Aware 6.0
• Free
• Very Fast
• Small Program to Install
• Will scan your computer help you detect
  remove unwanted spyware.
• http//download.com.com/3000-2144-10214379.html?ta
  glst-0-1

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• If spyware/adware got on your computer because of
  a free program you downloaded, the program may no
  longer work if you remove the spyware/adware
  component. You must then choose what is most
  important to you the program or getting rid of
  unwanted advertising.

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BewareSPYWARE

• Final Thought
• Is having your local temperature displayed on
  your desktop a fair trade for your privacy?

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