How to protect yourself from SPYWARE

By Harrisonie

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In this article you'll learn how to keep yourself safe from many types of spyware in a few easy steps.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

  • Computer (OF COURSE)
  • Free Space
  • Mediocre knowledge of computers.

Step1
Google, Spybot Search and Destroy. Click on the link that says Welcome to the Home of Spybot Search and Destroy. (The website will by safer-networking.org
Step2
Go to the site and choose your country, now you will be at the home page. Look to the left of the site and choose the download hyperlink.
Step3
Scroll Down to the first download, Spybot - Search & Destroy 1.5.2.

Complete the download and follow the steps of the scan. Keep this program active and running when you use "IE" because here it blocks malicious URLS and keeps you from seeing their ads. Stay safe.

Tips & Warnings

  • Whenever you download something be sure to scan with Spybot just in case that download had a spyware payload.
  • Be sure to always have your system recover disc, handy when you need it.
  • Download from the site directed, the other SpywareBot or ect. are fakes and will damage your computer.

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