Ducktoes Spyware Blog

I’m excited!! I’ve been reading the article on Spyware in Wikipedia. It’s excellent. If you want in depth knowledge about what malware is and does, read it.

The photo on the page shows a browser overloaded with toolbars. If you have unwanted toolbars on your browser window then that is one indication you have spyware. See here how to get rid of it.
Or if you live in Calgary, Ducktoes can help.

This is a link to a video on spyware by C-net Reviews. The editors recommend having more than one anti-spyware. I recommend having all three, Spy-bot, Ad-aware and Windows Defender. They all catch different things.
Here’s a video warning of the dangers of spyware and malware. It’s also an ad for Spyware Doctor, an anti-spyware which works great!! Spyware Doctor’s not free, but definitely worth the price which is about $30-$40.

Here’s another video that explains malware and spyware better. I don’t recommend Spyhunter, but the video is great. In a review of anti-spyware; it gets a mediocre rating. See here.

In this review, Spy Sweeper gets the gold. And SpyWare Doctor comes in fourth. I find both of them excellent tools in the fight against spyware.

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Spyware is a general term for software that downloads into your computer from the Internet without your permission or knowledge. Sometimes spyware serves you ads, sometimes it collects information about you, sometimes it records every keystroke you type, sometimes it uses your computer as a server. What makes spyware particularly offensive and pernicious, is that spyware breaks into your computer without your permission. This is in a trespassing into your private property or space just as much as someone breaking into your house or business is. And you need to protect yourself.

One really bad type of spyware is called a keylogger. It records everything you type, including bank account numbers, passwords, and credit card numbers and then sends off the information to people who try to use your money or credit card.

The solution is to download and run anti-spyware. See how here. Ducktoes to the rescue!!

Spyware is software that runs on your computer without your permission. Or knowledge. It can slow down your computer to a standstill by running a lot of processes in the background. And you pick it up it by just surfing the internet. At best it invades your privacy by recording your internet habits. At worst it steals your credit card numbers or dials expensive calls on your telephone line or leaves a huge back entrance for hackers to get into your computer.
Spyware can slow down your computer to the point it is no longer viable. Often people have to get their operating system reinstalled to get rid of them and lose all their data and files in the process.

Ducktoes can prevent this. Call 403-483-0105.