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Here are some of the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) we often geta along withаsome of our most Frequently Given Answers (FGAs)!
- What is Spyware?
- First of all you might check our Glossary page.а But in case you want the answer right now, we'll tell you it is normally bad stuff.а Spyware is the general term that is used to desribe programs (software) that do such things as SPY on you, pop up bothersome windows with advertisements for stuff you usually don't want (this is actually called Adware), direct you to web pages that are NOT the web pages you actually expected to be displayed (this activity is often called Hijacking or Drive-by Hijacking), and a few other miscellaneous and bothersome things.
- What are Keyloggers?
- These are specific spying type programs that actually make a record of things you type into your computer then later send that information off to somebody else at some web site so they can do with that information whatever they like.а OK, so you don't really care one way or the other if somebody sees what you wrote to Mom in that email about what the weather is like today.а You might be a bit more concerned though about some anonymous party taking a look at your online banking account number, logon ID and password or your credit card number and expiration date you entered when you made that online purchase the other day.а Bottom line is you don't want anybody to drop a Keylogger piece of spyware on your computer and steal these kinds of things.а Can you say "Identity theft"?а This is a great way to become a victim to that sort of thing.