Monday, June 9, 2014

Adware Removal

Have you ever had any of the following issues in your computer:

* Slow Performance on your PC.
* Pop-Up Windows opening everytime you click on a window in your web browser.
* New toolbars (you did not install) in your web browser.
* Rerouting to an URL you did not request.
* Software installed in your PC does not work as it is suppossed to.

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Then Adware might just be the cause, this is Software which once downloaded into the PC starts generating Avertisements in your web browser.
But what is the purpose of this so-called Adware? Generally, Adware is harmless, and it runs as a background operation while you are using freeware software (Example (Kazzaa, uTorrent & Ares) this allows the ads to be displayed on a banner or banners in the corresponding window. The most invasive type of Adware generates Pop-Ups which usually block your screen, sometimes, even when you are not using the software. Some other types of adware can by Spying and creating a register of the websites you visit and generates advertisements based on this information. The danger of this type of software (Spyware) is that it does not only retrieve information about which pages you visit, but it also collects personal information (On-line banking, bank account information and the like) to be sold to third-parties.
How can you get rid of Adware and/or Spyware?
Most antivirus Software include anti-Adware/Spyware Protection. But it is important to keep your antivirus database up to date.
Another alternative... if you know how to do it, is to remove the adware manually.
In my case I had a struggle with Adware for a couple of weeks, so I decided to Download "AdwareCleaner.exe", which I strongly Recommend, and scanned my web browsers.

For this I had to:
1. Disable (Not uninstall) my Antivirus Software and close all windows.
2. Execute the AdwareCleaner and at the end you get a Register of all the Adware that was removed from your PC.

As simple as that.

I hope you enjoyed this information.

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