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Fighting spyware can be a difficult task. It takes patience and perseverance. But to answer your question if there is an easier way to deal with spyware, I would have to say no. Spyware programs get installed on your hard drive sneakily. You never know when they will show up on your hard drive, especially if you download a lot of shareware programs. [br][br]Your best bet would be to get yourself a copy of an anti-spyware program and install it so the program runs in the background. This way you are protected every time you use your PC. This is actually the most common and safest way to do this, other than go into Control Panel. If other people have used other methods they can post their here so they can share what they did with others. [br][br] |
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When you download programs - particularly freeware, or peer-to-peer sharing programs.
More covertly, spyware can install itself just by you visiting certain sites, by prompting you to download an application to see the site properly.
ActiveX controls. These pesky spyware makers will prompt you to install themselves while using your Internet browser