Spyware is exactly what the name suggests. It’s software to spy with. Or more accurately: software to spy on you with. Spyware is used to discover your online activities and send information back to someone else.
One of the better known types of spyware propagates a pop up advert, or adverts, that you can’t get rid of. A more serious version is a browser hijack when your homepage is changed and you can’t change it back.
But these are the lesser threats. There’s much worse spyware and malware (malicious software) on the internet. You expose yourself to it every time you go online. It’s always there. Even if you take as many precautions as you can its still there, you can’t stop it.
But you can prevent it from becoming a problem. By doing the right View the rest of this article
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