The best spyware killer isn't actually anything you can buy - it's simply common sense.
The thing is, common sense won't get rid of spyware once it's infected into your PC or laptop, so you'll need something else too! Before we get onto the second part though, let's look at the actual spyware killer - common sense.
If spyware can get onto your machine, you're done for.
The barrier between you and the consequences of data loss, identity theft, missing money, credit card fraud and a whole host of other nasties, is your common sense, and how you use your PC.
You are your own best weapon for killing spyware dead.
I say this because spyware is more often than not installed on your PC because of something you did - a website you viewed, a program you downloaded, a file you shared on a P2P network or maybe even an email attachment you opened.
All these things are wide open doors to spyware, so before you download, install, run, open or do anything with files you're not sure about, do some background research first and make sure there's no spyware hidden in there.
Here's my top two tips for killing spyware before it gets going: #1 - don't open email attachments.
Plain and simple.
Don't open them unless you're absolutely sure that they've come from someone you know, and it's something you asked for.
#2 - only install programs that you trust.
Anything else you install may well have spyware bundled with it.
That said, you can generally opt-out of installing toolbars, search assisstants, desktop widgets or any other "helpful" addons which might be malicious.
Being aware of how spyware might get into your PC isn't the whole story though.
The other half of the ultimate spyware killer is the anti-spyware software.
This is special software you can get for your PC which is designed to watch out for incoming spyware and block it, as well as cleaning out your system of anything that's already managed to sneak in.
By having anti-spyware running constantly in the background, spying on the spyware, your spyware killer is fully operational: no spyware will get close to you because you'll be so alert to it, and if it does get too close because it's extra sneaky or you're feeling a bit sleepy, the anti-spyware will zap it before it does any damage.
The thing is, common sense won't get rid of spyware once it's infected into your PC or laptop, so you'll need something else too! Before we get onto the second part though, let's look at the actual spyware killer - common sense.
If spyware can get onto your machine, you're done for.
The barrier between you and the consequences of data loss, identity theft, missing money, credit card fraud and a whole host of other nasties, is your common sense, and how you use your PC.
You are your own best weapon for killing spyware dead.
I say this because spyware is more often than not installed on your PC because of something you did - a website you viewed, a program you downloaded, a file you shared on a P2P network or maybe even an email attachment you opened.
All these things are wide open doors to spyware, so before you download, install, run, open or do anything with files you're not sure about, do some background research first and make sure there's no spyware hidden in there.
Here's my top two tips for killing spyware before it gets going: #1 - don't open email attachments.
Plain and simple.
Don't open them unless you're absolutely sure that they've come from someone you know, and it's something you asked for.
#2 - only install programs that you trust.
Anything else you install may well have spyware bundled with it.
That said, you can generally opt-out of installing toolbars, search assisstants, desktop widgets or any other "helpful" addons which might be malicious.
Being aware of how spyware might get into your PC isn't the whole story though.
The other half of the ultimate spyware killer is the anti-spyware software.
This is special software you can get for your PC which is designed to watch out for incoming spyware and block it, as well as cleaning out your system of anything that's already managed to sneak in.
By having anti-spyware running constantly in the background, spying on the spyware, your spyware killer is fully operational: no spyware will get close to you because you'll be so alert to it, and if it does get too close because it's extra sneaky or you're feeling a bit sleepy, the anti-spyware will zap it before it does any damage.
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