How to Remove Spyware from Your System
November 11, 2008 by Antivirus Ware.comIf spyware has infected your computer system, you will need to get rid of it. Spyware can do a lot of nasty things to your computer. For example, it can give data about your habits to spammers. It can also fill up your hard drive with junk spyware applications. It can unleash vandal software that will corrupt your system and render your computer unusable. Worse, it can install a keystroke recorder that can record everything you type into your computer—including all your passwords, credit card numbers, and financial info!
If you are paranoid, you can reformat your hard drive. However, usually such extreme measures aren’t necessary. There are some simple solutions. For example, the first step is to use some reliable anti virus or anti spyware software to clean the invaders from your hard drive. Typically, programs like Norton Antivirus, AdAware can be used to hunt and kill suspicious items on your hard drive, and HiijackThis can be used to find out where malware has made entries in your logs and identify the culprits of the suspicious activity.
If upon rebooting, you are still infested with spyware, the next step is to move on to more specialized tools. Malware can block you from getting out to legitimate antivirus sites and give you a false warning that the website doesn’t exist. You can always download it at a friend’s house.
