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How spyware infects your PC?
Pt. 2 of 5 | 3:12 |
Tuesday August 25, 2009
Dealing with Spyware
Tuesday August 25, 2009
How do you get
infected with spyware
? First of all by not understanding what it is. You're taking the first step to conquer that by watching this tutorial series.Spyware can infect
you via email and the Web and it's the biggest threat on the Internet today.Download this episode now
Quicktime Show Notes
- First of all don't be paranoid, just be careful.
- Much of
- Those who distribute spyware try to get you to open the attachment by saying it's something appealing.
- Never open attachments from anyone you don't know.
- Even if you know the sender if the email, don't open the email if the text sounds odd.
- Email addresses can be "spoofed" so the email from "Bob" may not be from him at all.
- You can also get
- Pornography sites are also places where you can get infected.
- Don't be afraid, but be cautious when dealing with attachments.
- Often you agree to installing spyware by not carefully reading what's on the screen.
- You can get infected by not paying attention when you click on pop-ups.
- Some sites will
- What are some signs that you may be infected with spyware?
- Much of
spyware
is delivered via email as attachments.- Those who distribute spyware try to get you to open the attachment by saying it's something appealing.
- Never open attachments from anyone you don't know.
- Even if you know the sender if the email, don't open the email if the text sounds odd.
- Email addresses can be "spoofed" so the email from "Bob" may not be from him at all.
- You can also get
spyware
from visiting sites that deal with pirated software.- Pornography sites are also places where you can get infected.
- Don't be afraid, but be cautious when dealing with attachments.
- Often you agree to installing spyware by not carefully reading what's on the screen.
- You can get infected by not paying attention when you click on pop-ups.
- Some sites will
install spyware
as soon as you arrive without needing to click on anything.- What are some signs that you may be infected with spyware?
- A new toolbar appears in your browser.
- Your "home" page changes.
- Your default search engine changes.
- A noticeable decrease in your computers performance.
- Your system seems more unstable and prone to freezing.
- An excessive number of pop-up windows.
- Odd dialog boxes appearing.
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