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Adware Tactics Leave Many Users Infected
Adware distributors stop at nothing to get you to download their programs. It’s not enough to avoid screensavers anymore. Google Adwords campaigns are being purchased by adware and malware distributors in an effort to get more users to download their infected products.
Don’t Rely On Google To Keep You Safe
The malware distributor purchases a sponsored ad on Google. (Yes, Google allows that.) The link may offer a free download to a known program. What visitors don’t know is that the “free program” is an infected copy of the program users think they’re downloading. The infected program then directs users to shady sites that warn users of malware infections, and the need to perform “security checks,” Doing so just invites more malware.
Google Adwords campaigns aren’t the only malware you can find. Corrupted WordPress installations mean that blogs you visit may also be infected and may redirect you to any number of sites where adware, spyware and malware are distributed and installed on your computer.
“Ad-supported software” – a euphemism for adware – is big business. Some distributors make a good living off of enticing people to download their adware. That being said, money is often the prime motivator for drawing unsuspecting visitors into malware-laden Web sites. When adware distributors pay for premium advertising placement on Google, and offer corrupted copies of known software programs to unsuspecting visitors, simply to get them to download adware, you have to know that this is big business.
Protect Your Computer With XoftSpy SE
You don’t have to participate in this scam, and you don’t have to be victimized by these unscrupulous tactics. You can free yourself and your computer from corrupted software, malware, spyware and adware simply by using up-to-date anti-malware software like XoftSpy SE from Spywareblockers.org.
XoftSpy SE uses a database of tens of thousands of known malware agents to located and eliminate dangerous malware and spyware from your computer. You’ll know instantly that your malware problems are being tackled. XoftSpy SE will improve the performance of your computer, protect your private data and prevent your computer from being infected by the latest malware, spyware and adware agents being distributed today.
Don’t assume that Google, Yahoo! and other search engines will protect you, or that they’ve verified the authenticity of the software that Adwords banner ads are offering as a “free” download. They haven’t and they don’t. The Adwords ruse isn’t new, but there’s very little effective defense against these outrageous tactics, unless you’re using an anti-malware agent like XoftSpy SE. Try it today and see what a difference it can make!
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Adware Author Reveals Secrets
If you’ve ever wondered where adware comes from, or what motivates anyone to write adware, take a few minutes to read the interview with an adware author that appeared on the Web site philosecurity. Adware doesn’t come from just anywhere. It’s designed to do what it does by specific people for specific reasons, none of which will be appealing to you.
What’s at stake? Your personal privacy, for starters. Your credit card information. Your account numbers. Your buying habits. Your browsing habits. As time goes on, your privacy becomes more difficult to maintain. Unscrupulous “ad-supported” software steals what should be yours alone.
Reclaiming Your Privacy
The first step in protecting your privacy is to make sure that adware, spyware and malware doesn’t touch your computer, capture your personal information and browsing habits, or share that information with third parties you don’t even know. XoftSpy SE can help you find and remove the adware, spyware and malware that may already be infecting your computer and robbing it of the performance you expect.
XoftSpy SE can also help prevent malware infections from interrupting your life. Simply download the protection you need. A simple installation means that you don’t have to deal with the most malicious spyware, adware and malware that is circulating today.
XoftSpy SE uses a database of more than 40,000 known spyware, adware and malware programs, and has the ability to detect new malware that’s constantly being introduced. Why put yourself at risk when XoftSpy SE is readily available and can prevent this kind of intrusion?
It’s More That Just Your Privacy
Adware does more than just pop up advertisements you don’t want to see. Adware is often combined with spyware that monitors your browsing habits and attempts to manipulate you by delivering ads that target your browsing. If that’s all it did, you might be able to tolerate it, but advertisers understand that no one really wants to look at ads. To get around this, they combine adware with programs that you might actually like to have.
Unfortunately, these programs may not work, and they rarely tell you what they’re really doing to your computer. They may also disable the programs you want to have on your computer, and replace them with software you don’t want. Why put up with that?
XoftSpy SE is just one download away. You can protect your privacy and reclaim your computer from these malicious software designers once and for all. Don’t delay. Download XoftSpy SE today!
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Malware Not Limited To Downloads, Email Links
The fake profiles encouraged users to visit with names like Beyonce Knowles Nude and Kate Hudson Nude. Links within the fake profile take the user to malware sites. Speculation is that links within the LinkedIn system will make these malicious sites receive better Google page ranks in search engine results.
Last week, Twitter, a SMS service that appeals to 20-somethings, also experienced some user security issues. While it’s unlikely that very many visitors have been caught by infected LinkedIn profiles, it underscores the emerging importance of being careful when using social media tools.
A malware link can be anywhere, so its exceptionally important to have up-to-date malware protection on your computer. XoftSpy SE offers comprehensive malware protection and gives you the control over your desktop that you need to keep your own computing environment safe.
Malware is more than a nuisance. It is a genuine security threat. Malware can do any number of things, from slowing down your computer to forwarding your personal information to third parties, where it can be exploited for someone else’s gain.
What Malware Can Do For You
Malware authors have gotten very creative, and some malware attacks rely heavily on very non-technical routes to reach potential victims. Social engineering is heavily used. After all, when you receive an email from a person you know and trust, you’re more likely to follow the links they recommend.
Unfortunately, this is exactly the behavior that malware creators rely on to spread their misery around. Malware infections are on the rise, and thousands of new varieties are being created (and stopped) every day. The key to protecting your computer, however, is a highly capable anti-malware agent. XoftSpy SE protects against the malware, spyware and adware that can slow your computer performance, monitor your browsing behavior, send unwanted, dangerous or even obscene advertisements to your computer, capture your passwords, account numbers, pin numbers, email address books and more.
Protect your computer and your contacts from malware, spyware and adware infections by choosing one of the most capable anti-malware agents on the market today. Don’t trust your computer to anything less than XoftSpy SE from Spywareblockers.org.
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Tips For Avoiding Adware, Spyware and Malware
Even though adware, spyware and malware are all well known risks of computer usage, millions of these infections take place each year. There are literally thousands of variations of known spyware, adware and malware programs, and completely unique programs crop up each year. These applications can keep XoftSpy SE busy!
How Do Computers Get Infected With Adware, Spyware and Malware?
Despite the fact that this kind of malware is known, computers are still getting infected, often by tried-and-true techniques that computer users don’t recognize for what they are. Adware, spyware and malware sometimes act like viruses and can have similar effects on an infected computer, but technically, they’re not viruses. These programs do not self-replicate like a virus does. Instead, each affected computer is voluntarily infected by a user, often who is unaware of what they’re actually loading onto the computer.
Adware, spyware and malware may be loaded onto your computer by clicking on links that are embedded in viral email, or that accompany seemingly legitimate programs, free applications or utilities that purport to serve one function, and actually perform other actions surreptitiously.
What Do These Applications Do?
Most often, these applications display advertising that may or may not be related to your browsing. This advertising may include ads and images that you or other users may find offensive and embarrassing.
Additionally, these programs can track your browsing habits, display context-sensitive advertising, hijack a browser session and send you to sites you don’t want to visit. These programs may load other programs onto your computer, track your keystrokes, capture passwords, login IDs and other sensitive information, like credit card numbers and bank information. They also relay this information to a third party, most often to facilitate identity theft.
How Can You Protect Yourself?
By having adequate spyware protection like XoftSpy SE, you can prevent or mitigate most spyware, adware and malware infections. In addition, you can limit the likelihood that these programs will affect you if you follow a few simple rules.
Last month, the Federal Trade Commission prevailed in its effort to halt the sale of “scareware” by two companies, Innovative Marketing, Inc., and ByteHosting Internet Services, LLC. The FTC alleges that the companies engaged in deceptive sales tactics to promote fake anti-virus and anti-spyware products.
The companies are accused of setting up false advertising sites that offered users a free “security scan.” The scan, which was completely fake, indicated that visitors’ computers had been infected by viruses, spyware and illegal pornography. The visitors were then urged to buy the company’s products. According to the FTC, about a million US citizens were duped into purchasing the software products, which like the security scan, did nothing. The FTC’s injunction bars the companies from continuing to sell WinFixer, WinAntivirus, DriveCleaner, ErrorSafe, and XP Antivirus.
The FTC has frozen the assets of the two companies to provide refunds to customers who were victimized by the scam, and is seeking a permanent injunction against the two operations.
Spyware Remains A Significant Threat
The danger in incidents like this is that spyware, Trojans and malware do exist, and many of these malicious software programs can be loaded onto computers accidentally, or by users who don’t understand the implications of having spyware or other malware on their computers.
In addition to slowing down the performance of your computer, spyware, adware and malware can capture personal information or trick you into purchasing products you don’t need or that won’t help you protect your computer and its contents. There are legitimate anti-spyware and anti-malware products on the market today. XoftSpy SE at www.spywareblockers.org can detect more than 40,000 different spyware, adware and malware programs, and helps protect your personal information.
XoftSpy SE also helps prevent Trojan programs from being loaded onto your computer. Trojan programs can relay personal information to a third party, alter the security of your computer to permit a third party to access it, perform damaging actions, and make their removal difficult. Computers that have been compromised by a “backdoor kit” can be accessed and controlled by a third party for any number of purposes, including being used to generate spam and launch attacks against other computers.
Spyware, adware and malware are more than just nuisances. They can compromise the safety of your actions online, slow your computer down, clog your Internet connection, and cause harm to your computer and to others’ computers, all without your knowledge or consent. Being infected with malware isn’t really a question of “if” but only a question of when. Make sure your computer is protected with XoftSpy SE.
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