Anit-SpyWare Update

ADSpyware or Adware is a form of advertising software that is covertly installed on a person’s personal computer without their knowledge or consent.  Some advertising software today is installed with the consent of the computer owner as a form of payment for the use of a website or program, and these forms of marketing software are usually termed Adware.  The difference between spyware and adware is knowledge and consent of the user.  Because spyware is added without consent, and often can lead to a number of damaging effects to a computer, spyware removal is a popular subject for computer users today.
The first step in spyware removal is of course determining that you indeed have spyware installed on your computer.  Chances are, you do.  In a study conducted by America Online and the National Cyber-Security Alliance in 2004, it was estimated that 80% of computer users

Are you a video junky? Well members of my household are.  Their desire to watch the coolest video allowed some adware to hijack  one of our computers. Now before you scratch your head and ask didn’t you update your anti spyware and anti adware software?  I did. I was using Norton’s latest version and it never batted and eye, let out a peep and we were in pop up hell while additional nasty programs were sneaking into our system.The pop ups were fake windows warning boxes of a skynet virus and they were filled with misspellings. The Trojan even inserted new icons on my desktop to download and install this nefarious crap. Counter Spy to the rescue!! I downloaded it and installed Counter Spy in minutes. Counter Spy has a free 15 day trial. It found all 8 of the nasties that