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Viruses and Spy ware

Viruses and Spy Wares are two very dangerous types of software from which you need to protect your computer systems. Viruses and Spy wares need to be tackled with properly.

Important Facts about Viruses and Spyware

A virus is a specific type of malicious software programme that has been created with the disruptive purpose of affecting the functionality of a computer system. Viruses can spread across to a number of computers. They can be transferred from one system to another. However, here it should be mentioned that even though viruses can spread on themselves, they remain ineffectual until and unless they are run in a particular system. If you do not open a virus infected mail that has been sent to you, the virus cannot affect your computer.

Hence, a virus becomes active only when it is dealt with. So, it is better not to access an unknown mail that you may receive which you think will be of no help to you. On the other hand, Spy Wares are software that is often installed in a computer system without the prior knowledge of the user. Spy Wares are difficult to trace and eliminate. Its purpose is to advertise, gather valuable personal information and then use it for different purposes which are hard to specify. The effect of a Spy Ware is bad as it slows down a Computer and also accounts for other undesirable effects.



Methods of Preventing Viruses and Spyware

Computer Viruses can be avoided with the help of regularly updated Anti-virus Software such as Window Live One Care and Window Live One Care Safety Scanner. Similarly, Anti-Spyware Programs such as Ad-Aware and Microsoft Window Defender are the best tools for eliminating spy wares.

Thus, it can be concluded that Viruses and Spy Wares are like computer diseases that can affect the functionality of your computer with regard to its different aspects.


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