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Top Five 'spyware Fighting' Tips
By Titus Hoskins, Fri Dec 9th
Whether you realize it or not, there's a quiet little battleraging on your computer. In one corner you have your faithfulPC; in the other are malicious agents such as spyware, adware,malware, viruses, worms, and Trojans. Since the victor of thisbattle will decide who really controls your computer - use these5 'Spyware Fighting' tips to make sure you win the battle! Spyware and adware are becoming major problems for onlinesurfers and PC owners. Some highly respected sources such asAOL, Earthlink and Webroot place the rate of infection at 80-90%of all computers. Granted, some of this percentage is taken upby relatively benign tracking cookies, but other types likekeyword logging, system monitors, worms and Trojans present amajor threat to your privacy and may even do serious damage toyour computer. With the occurrences of increasing daily, chances arehigh that you will be going into battle against verysoon - so if you need a battle plan - Try these 5 Tips:
1. Go on the offensive. Fight before it evenarrives on your computer. Make sure you have a good 'anti-virussoftware' program running on your PC. Many ISPs (InternetService Providers) now offer anti-virus programs or evenpurchasing a commercial product is to your advantage. Get aprogram or product that is regularly updated to fend off thelatest viruses, adware, worms, trojans and spyware. 2. Put up a Firewall. A Firewall should be one of yourfirst lines of defense against spyware. A Firewall is simply asystem or gateway designed to prevent unauthorized access toyour computer or network. Check out www.zonealarm.com, theyprovide a free Firewall for individual users. Download theirprogram and place it on your PC. 3. Don't open Emails and Attachments
from people you don'tknow. Use common sense, DON'T open any emails from peopleyou don't know. Especially, do not open any Attachments untilthey are scanned for and viruses. Many mail servers willdo these scans for free. 4. Keep Your Operating System Up to Date. Be aware ofwhat's on your system - do regular and adware scans tosee exactly what's on your computer. Know your machine! You maybe horrified to learn someone may be monitoring your every'keystroke' and every 'image' you've viewed on your computer. Soscan regularly and also make sure you download the newestupdates from your Operating System; these often contain patchesor fixes for serious breaches of security of your PC. 5. Back-up Your System. If all the above steps fail,nothing is foolproof, any computer that uses the Internet can behacked, so you need to back-up your important data. You can usefloppy disks, CDs or use a second computer that's not connectedto the net just for storage or back-up of your sensitivedata/programs. An inexpensive notebook computer can be used tomake daily/weekly back-ups of your vital data and programs. In conclusion, the best defense against any is a strongoffense. Be prepared, be aware, but most of all, bebattle-ready: have a system in place that will nuke thesespyware agents before they even reach your computer. Choose yourweapons carefully, be merciless, be thorough and take noprisoners! This is one battle you can't afford to lose. Implement and Use these 5 helpful 'Spyware Fighting' tips andthe Victory is yours!
About the author:To learn more about and Adware Click Here:Spyware Remover Guide Copyright © 2005 Titus Hoskins of www.bizwaremagic.com. This article may be freely distributed if this resource boxstays attached.
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