Do you know what spyware is? Do you know how bad it is for your computer? Understanding spyware is the first step to preventing and removing malicious programs.

The purpose of spyware was to gather information on internet browser’s computers and share the browsing information with advertisers. The advertisers would use your personal information to gather market segment advertisements and send out those advertisements in the form of adware back to the users.

Spyware is installed on your computer through deceptive practices. Usually the user does not know that the spyware is being installed onto the computer or that the software is within the user’s system files. The spyware sits on your computer and secretly transfers information to advertisers.

Spyware might not sound bad, but in reality it’s quite harmful. All the spyware on your computer puts your computer at risk. Spyware shares information with advertisers and other users. All of this information is not secured and could be compromised by hackers.