Beware of Spy Ware

I was kind of shocking when I found a stranger software--Radiate (Advertising) in my computer system. I check the property of this software, I realized that is a spyware. I don't have any idea when and how it has got into my computer. I don't know how much my personal information that software has spied or had been sent out. So, I've done little bit of researching. I've found out that software is the worst spyware ever in the Internet.

Here, I'd like to share with what I've learned.

So what is the spyware? What does it do?

Spyware is ANY SOFTWARE which employs a user's Internet connection in the background (the so-called "backchannel") without their knowledge or explicit permission. It is secretly profiling their users' listening habits, Aureate/Radiate and Conducent Technologies whose advertising, monitoring, and profiling software sneaks into our machines without our knowledge or permission, Comet Cursor which secretly tracks our web browsing, GoHip who hijacks our web browser and alters our email signatures . . . and many other hopeful and exploitative newcomers on the horizon.

The Internet is wonderful, but also a kind dangerous. So be careful! Only download those free stuff from trusted sites.

How, and where did one get it?

They came from various ways. Most likely they come from so called "Free Stuff", such as free game... which embedded those Ad-spyware sponsor. Is it illegal? Hard to say. However, they know how to protect themselves. You hardly get chances to sue them. Because when you download something, probably you won't bother to read all term and condition before you click "I Agree". So the odds, you are already agreed that let it in.

How to get rid of them?

Thanks Lavasoft, It provide an excellent and COMPLETELY FREE "Ad-Aware". You can download from http://lavasoft.element5.com/software/adaware/
You can use it do scanning your computer system. It could do completely remove spyware that it detected. Notice that I mean completely remove it. Some time you do uninstall, it doesn't mean you've removed all of files that a spyware installed your computer. The spyware will remain on your computer, often buried within the Windows System Registry. You need manually remove it from windows registry.

You would be surprised when see many spyware objects that may exist in your computer system. Click here to see the result of my spyware scanning.

Any comment or suggestion? Email me. Learn more about spaway? http://www.spychecker.com/spyware.html