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Gid Rid of Spyware on My System
How
To Get Spyware Off Your Computer
Clear your cache
Cleaning your cache can help get rid of how where you have
been that people can use to exploit you. How you get rid of
this will depend on the browser and type of system you are
using. But for the most part it is very similar for every application.
For Microsoft Internet Explorer users who are running version
5 open your browser. Click on tools in the menu bar and select
Internet Options. Click on the Delete Files button in the Temporary
Internet Files section in the window. To exit the window, click
on the OK button in the box. For earlier versions of Explorer
you will go to View in the menu bar and choose Advanced. Go
to Settings and select Empty Folder. Click on YES and then
hit OK to exit. If you are using Netscape Navigator then open
it and select Edit from the menu bar. Choose the Preferences
button and go to the Category frame. Double click on the Advanced
button and select Cache. Go to Clear Cache Memory and hit on
Clear Disk Cache and then click OK. If you use AOL 4.0 then
open your browser and select Preferences from the menu bar.
You will click on the WWW icon and a box will pop-up. Select
the Advanced tab and go to Settings. You will select Empty
Folder and click on OK to make sure it dumps. If you are running
AOL 5.0 then you will start the same way but after clicking
on the WWW icon you will get a General Internet Options box.
There will be a section called Temporary Internet Files. Click
on the Delete Files button to remove all the files from your
cache.
Run anti-virus and anti-spyware
The most effective way to get rid of these threats will be
to use an anti-virus and anti-spyware program. The most effective
programs are built in together. Some programs will only find
the malicious files after a scan has been performs. This means
that every time you surf the net you will want to run a scan
to make sure you are parasite free. Most large companies like
Norton and McAfee add this into their protection policy. The
programs will either be able to delete the spyware with the
actual anti-virus scan or you will have to run the anti-spyware
feature. The spyware will be detected during the scan and removed
from your computer. There are anti-virus programs that will
detect and block spyware as it tries to enter your computer
in real time. This is the best to have because you know no
matter where you are on the internet your software won’t allow
anything to get through. Panda software runs this way. The
program will detect and block unwanted downloads from going
into your computer as they try to get in. This will save you
much time from having to do a scan everyday to make sure your
machine is clean. It is better to have a program that keeps
the spyware from even getting on your PC in the first place.
You should run a weekly scan just to be safe though. You might
have gotten more than just spyware.
Then there are the ant-virus programs that don’t have a spyware
removal system. These are usually the cheaper version of the
better programs. This sometimes is also the case with already
installed anti-virus protection that comes with many computers
at the time of purchase. At this point you will need to download
or buy an anti-spyware program from a trusted manufacturer.
If you are choosing to download you will want to download a
legitimate spyware removal program. The free versions are limited
in their function and scanning abilities and cannot be updated
for continual protection. If you are determined to use them
make sure to download several different ones to be completely
protected as much as possible. There are several great programs
out there including Ad-Aware, SpySweeper, PestPatrol, and Spybot
Search and Destroy. All of them offer a free trial version
and a paid version. The paid version will give you much more
protection and can be updated as often as you like. You will
want to run the program at least once a day to be sure to remove
spyware from your machine. Most users run it every time they
are done on the Internet to make sure they have nothing on
their machines. If you buy the paid version you will be protected
in real time and malware will not be allowed to even come near
your machine.
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