spybots?? what are they, etc??? computers!?

Question

i've heard people talkin about spybots??? what are they and how do they work???

how do you find out if you have any in your computer, and are there any free programs to clear them???

have good anti-virus and spyware, but heard someone talking about hese spybots or something similar

thanks for answering

Answer 1

It is a spy-ware remover, but It doesn't completely catch everything. I would suggest running another one my favorite is Ad-Aware fr. Lava soft. Here's the link run both once a week, or when you fell like it.
Just download the personal version w/ is free. I've been using it for many years now and I'm totally satisfied, awesome program.

Answer 2

Spybot can fix problems with tracking cookies, system internals (Registry), Winsock LSPs, ActiveX objects, browser hijackers, BHOs, and can to some extent protect a user's privacy, by deleting usage tracks. Spybot also includes an "Immunize" feature to block the installation of spyware before it occurs. Another tool included in Spybot is a file shredder, for the secure deletion of files. Spybot is not intended to replace anti-virus programs, but it does detect some common trojans and keyloggers

Answer 3

Spyware is any software that covertly gathers user information through the user’s Internet connection without his or her knowledge, usually for advertising purposes. Spyware applications are typically bundled as a hidden component of freeware or shareware programs that can be downloaded from the Internet. However, it should be noted that the majority of shareware and freeware applications do not come with spyware. Once installed, the spyware monitors user activity on the Internet and transmits that information in the background to someone else. Spyware can also gather information about E-mail addresses and even passwords and credit card numbers.

Spyware is similar to a Trojan horse in that users can unwittingly install the product when they install something else. A common way to become a victim of spyware is to download certain peer-to-peer file swapping products that are readily available on the internet. But more and more, users can be infected with spyware simply by surfing the internet. Many times spyware objects are invisibly and unethically embedded into web pages by the webmaster. And by simply visiting one of these websites, the user is unsuspectingly infected.

Aside from the questions of ethics and privacy, spyware steals from the user by using the computer’s memory resources and also by eating bandwidth as it sends information back to the Spyware’s home base via the user’s Internet connection. Because spyware is using memory and system resources, the applications running in the background can lead to system crashes or general system instability.

Because spyware exists as independent executable programs, they have the ability to monitor keystrokes, scan files on the hard drive, snoop other applications, such as chat programs or word processors, install other spyware programs, read cookies, change the default home page on the Web browser, consistently relaying this information back to the spyware author who will either use it for advertising, and/or marketing purposes, or sell the information to another party.

Licensing agreements that accompany software downloads sometimes warn the user that a spyware program will be installed along with the requested software, but the licensing agreements may not always be read completely because the notice of a spyware installation is often couched in obtuse, hard-to-read legal disclaimers.

Answer 4

I have read the other cases by the answerers and cannot say much more than they have. But I will tell you this...be careful what you download online. I downloaded an unpopular brand of spyware once because my PC was acting strangely. After it finished scanning...the spyware program said that it had found 20 types of viruses. I'm very convinced that they were fed into my PC and neither could I delete them.

Answer 5

Spybot is a good thing. It's program that removes spyware and adware from your computer. Spyware and adware are placed there by websites that you visit. They're not illegal but they slow your computer down because they are busy sending information to their sponsors. It really needs to become illegal, in my opinion.

Answer 6

spybot is a software to kill spywares on your computer.