Why You Need Spyware - Anti Virus Software

Many people don't bother about computer protection until it is too late. They surf the internet, visits sites and download all kinds of things, thinking all the time that spyware and viruses happen to other people. This is, making a big mistake. You won't know if you have an infection until your machine starts slowing down, crashing or hanging and by that time it may be too late to save your software and all the data you have stored.

Until a couple of years ago people only had to worry about viruses, programs created with the sole purpose of doing mischief by either damaging or deleting the data on your computer. These are still around and getting more sophisticated by the day, which is why anti-virus software is so important.

But an equally deadly, although often less obvious infection is spyware. Spyware violates your privacy and sends your personal data to the program creator who will then have access to all the information on your computer, often without your knowledge. It is for this reason that spyware anti-virus software (programs that detect and remove both viruses and spyware) are becoming so popular.

Spyware poses a far more insidious danger to the computer user than viruses which make their presence in the system known. Spyware hides inside and sends out all the personal information stored on your computer including your bank account and credit cards details, which criminals can use to rob you. And you will never know until one day you find your money gone.

Statistics show that over 95% of all computers have a spyware infection of some kind or another. Anyone who does not have spyware anti-virus software installed on their computers is running a huge risk.

Even those who think they are very careful when surfing the net and visit only reputed sites are in danger of infections if they do not have spyware anti-virus software installed. Even clean websites can get infected and this can be transferred to visitors. Or an email can contain an infection - even if it is from a trusted friend. The friend may have a spyware infection he does not know about and may infect everyone whom he sends mails too, if their computers are not protected by spyware anti-virus software. Software that you install on your computer could also contain spyware. Often unscrupulous software manufacturers install spyware in the programs they create. Or they may even state that spyware or tracking utilities are part of the program you are installing. However, this is given in the end user license agreements which are so long and complicated, few people ever bother to read them.

Spyware comes in various forms - worms, Trojans, key loggers and so on. You should have spyware anti-virus software installed that can protect you from all forms of spyware. It is a good idea to install more than one spyware anti-virus software program on your computer to reduce the chances of spyware escaping detection.

To help you in your choice of what spyware anti-virus software to use, read the online reviews of the different programs.

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