Is your Computer sluggish? May be you are worried that someone can access your computer and grab your personal details, thus making you a victim of identity theft.
Many people think that when their computer is running slow, they need a new computer. One of many reasons why a computer is running slow is because most of the resources of the computer is being occupied by spywares.
How would you know you have a spyware on your computer?
i. Some programs are not running well (keeps on hanging or freezes your computer).
ii. Some of the programs that are running on your computer are unknown to you.
What can a spyware do to your computer?
A spyware can secretly record all your bank login details or everything you type on your keyboard and send it to an attacker or a hacker. Information, such as
1. Email logins.
2. Whatever you are typing on your keyboard.
3. Your credit card information.
4. Learn your surfing behaviour (all websites logins, including online banking).
In addition, it is very easy for your computer to become infected with spyware as “The majority of all downloadable games, music, screensavers, etc., can infect your computer with Spyware or Adware. Most people do not know that after simply clicking on a random “pop up” ad, their computers may have been infected.
A great way to find and remove spyware is to run a spyware detector and remover. Most spyware detection and removal software today offers a free scan to verify that you do or do not have spyware on your computer.
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