Virus, Spyware and Malware

Most of the time, when we feel that our computer systems felt like it acting strange or doesn’t function like it should be. we always blame it or we assumed that there a virus infection in your system. We always hear or read into the internet about virus, spyware, or even malware. What is this 3 words that we don’t want in our systems? What will happened if this 3 culprit got into our system. Today I will share to you the difference of this 3 menace and how to avoid it.

I’ve got this from http://blog.lifestore.aol.com/2012/11/01/viruses-spyware-adware-malware/  by By Gayle Ruddick posted Nov. 1, 2012

Virus
A computer virus is a program capable of continually replicating with little or no user intervention. Typically, a piece of code causes damage to your computer either by deleting or corrupting files. A virus can also interfere with computer operations by multiplying itself to fill up disk space or randomly access memory space, secretly infecting your computer. Often viruses are disguised as games, images, email attachments, website URLs, shared files or links or files in instant messages.

Spyware
Spyware is malicious computer program that does exactly what its name implies-i.e., spies on you. After downloading itself onto your computer either through an email you opened, website you visited or a program you downloaded, spyware scans your hard drive for personal information and your internet browsing habits. Some spyware programs contain keyloggers that will record personal data you enter in to websites, such as your login usernames and passwords, email addresses, browsing history, online buying habits, your computer's hardware and software configurations, your name, age and sex, as well as sensitive banking and credit information. Some spyware can interfere with your computer's system settings, which can result in a slower internet connection.

Adware
Adware is any software that, once installed on your computer, tracks your internet browsing habits and sends you popups containing advertisements related to the sites and topics you've visited. While this type of software may sound innocent, and even helpful, it consumes and slows down your computer's processor and internet connection speed. Additionally, some adware has keyloggers and spyware built into the program, leading to greater damage to your computer and possible invasion of your private data.

To Avoid these 3 menace to infect our system. We must be proactive by simply Install Anti-Virus on our Computers. Anti-Virus is very important especially when you are using a Windows Operating System. It’s up to you on what kind of Anti-Virus you install just to make sure that the Anti-Virus you’ll pick will secure your system anytime of the day.