Are you experiencing computer slow down? Are weird
advertising windows appearing your computer? Your computer
may be some afflicted by spyware. Here we show you how to
get rid of the problem.

Spyware and associated programs such
as adware are parasitic software programs that monitor your
Internet activity, supposedly anonymously collecting
information on the sites you visit and the ads you see to
create demographic profiles of Internet users. They often
come hidden as part of other software you download from the
Internet. Sometimes commercial software and hardware can
come with spyware as well

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There are thousands
of different spyware/adware programs, and besides monitoring
your behaviour, these programs can cause your computer to
become unstable, slow down or even crash.

Although there are a
number of spyware-busting programs available for download,
including AdAware, we¹d recommend Spybot from

http://spybot.eon.net.au. It¹s one of the best around,
and also completely free to download and use, although the
authors ask for a voluntary donation if you find the
software useful.

To download Spybot:

a. When you visit
the Spybot site, click on Download at the top left of the
page.

b. At the top of
this page is information on donating to the Spybot cause.
Scroll to the end and click Download Here next to the CNET
Download.com link. This will take you to CNET¹s page to
start downloading Spybot.

c. Click Download
Now. This will take you to another page which will start
downloading the software.

d. When the File
Download box appears, click Save. Save the file to your
regular download folder. If you don¹t know what this folder
is, select either the My Documents folder or Desktop so you
can easily find the file later.

e. Once the file has
finished downloading, click on Open to start installing
Spybot immediately. If you don¹t see this box or close it by
accident after it¹s downloaded, go to your download folder
(or, if you selected My Documents or Desktop, go to those
areas) and double-click on the spybotsd12.exe file.

f. For more
instructions on installing, updating and regularly using
Spybot visit

http://tomcoyote.org/SPYBOT/index1.php.

 For more
information on eliminating spyware, go to TomCoyote

www.tomcoyote.org and Spychecker

www.spychecker.com.

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