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One of the current biggest threats for computer users is called malware. It can hijack your computer, redirect you to other webpages, serve you pop up ads, collect and send information stored on your pc like online banking passwords. Besides doing it’s malicious purpose it also uses your pc’s resources making it slow and unstable. These programs are also hard to remove from your pc because they hide them self within Windows.

There are several ways to get infected with malware. There are programs you can download which are bundled with malware (like file sharing programs). Another way is software which gets installed while visiting certain websites asking permission to be installed to view the website or they take advantage of security holes in your browser allowing to be installed without permission or you seeing the process.

Malware can be divided up in the following categories:

Adware

Programs that displays pop-up ads when you are surfing the internet. It can also redirect you to other websites. Usually it shows you adverting related to the websites you are viewing but can also serve you advertising when you aren’t using the browser.

Spyware

This is basically software that is spying on you. It could be collecting information about your hardware and software. But it could also download information from your pc like email addresses to be sold to spammers. But also information like your name, login names and passwords, credit card numbers and phone numbers.

Dialers

Dialers are programs that connect to expensive phone numbers. The owner gets revenue just like when you would normally call such a number and you are left with a large phone bill. Most of these programs connect with these numbers without you knowing.

Toolbars

Toolbars can be installed as an extension to Internet Explorer and provide added functionality. For example it could add a search box or pop up blocker to Internet Explorer. Unfortunatly malware toolbars can also be downloaded which look a lot like the other “legitimate” toolbars. Examples of legitimate Toolbars are Google and Yahoo! toolbars.

Hijackers

Hijackers take control of your web browser. When you try to visit a website the software will redirect you to another website. Or when you mistype an address you wil lbe redirected to another website.

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NoAdware

AdAlert

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