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Spyware Scan
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By Matt H
Published on March 19, 2008
 
What is Spyware?

  • Spyware is computer software that is installed surreptitiously on a personal computer to intercept or take partial control over the user's interaction with the computer, without the user's informed consent.

    While the term spyware suggests software that secretly monitors the user's behavior, the functions of spyware extend well beyond simple monitoring. Spyware programs can collect various types of personal information, such as Internet surfing habit, sites that have visited, but can also interfere with user control of the computer in other ways, such as installing additional software, redirecting Web browser activity, accessing websites blindly that will cause more harmful viruses, or diverting advertising revenue to a third party. Spyware can even change computer settings, resulting in slow connection speeds, different home pages, and loss of Internet or other programs. In an attempt to increase the understanding of spyware, a more formal classification of its included software types is captured under the term privacy-invasive software.

    In response to the emergence of spyware, a small industry has sprung up dealing in anti-spyware software. Running anti-spyware software has become a widely recognized element of computer security best practices for Microsoft Windows desktop computers. A number of jurisdictions have passed anti-spyware laws, which usually target any software that is surreptitiously installed to control a user's computer.
Resource: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spyware


Click Link for a walk-through with SuperAnti-Spyware
Click Link for a walk-through with Windows Defender
Super Anti-Spyware
Steps:
  • Click "Start"
  • Click "All Programs"
  • Click "SuperAntiSpyware"
  • Click "SuperAntiSpyware Free Edition" (Click Example: 1)

Example: 1
  • Click "Scan your Computer"
  • Click "Perform Complete Scan" (Click Example: 2 & Example: 3)
  • Click "Next"

Example: 2

Example: 3

Note: Depending on the amount of adware that has infected your computer this process may several minutes.
  • When the scan is complete Click "OK" on Scan Summary.
  • Click "Next" to Clean infected files. (Click Example: 4 & Example: 5)

Example: 4

Example: 5

Windows Defender
Steps:
  • Click "Start"
  • Click "All Programs"
  • Click "Windows Defender" (Click Example: 1)
  • Click Drop Down menu next to scan button and Click "Full Scan" (Click Example: 2).

Example: 1

Example: 2

  • When the scan is finished click to clean infected files.
Note: Depending on the amount of adware that has infected your computer this process may several minutes.