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Misconceptions Regarding Spyware programs: YOU are responsible for Spyware programs being installed on your computer. How: When you click inside a popup window instead of closing it by clicking on the X in the top right hand corner, you inadvertently installed a spyware program. If a popup window has no X in the top right hand corner, simply close it by holding down the ALT key and pressing the F4 key simultaneously. Be careful not to get fooled by windows that look like a Windows error message. Theses are cleverly used to disguise spyware installation programs. There are others that offer FREE SERVICES! NOTHING IS FREE SO BEWARE. Here is an example of a popup that if were to
click on the Test Now button, it would start the installation process.
These popup windows can be almost anything from free date book to correct time to direct connection to the weather to what have you. They all have one thing in common though and that is the fact that they want information from you with or without your knowledge |
