Why is Spyware even made? What is the point in creating it?
Spyware exists because there is money behind it. This is why there is so blasted much of it. Whereas a virus is usually written by someone for no real reason other than to do it (like vandalism), spyware is created for cash flow. Not all of it is written well, but plenty out there is. That's why it's often so hard to remove spyware.
- Getting Started - Generic spyware removal instructions
- How to update and use Lavasoft's AdAware-SE
- How to update and use Spybot: Search and Destroy
- How to use HijackThis
- Wrapping it up, how to prevent future infections
- How to setup and use Ad-Aware SE in Barts PE
- Help! I've removed something I shouldn't with HijackThis!
- How to manually update Ad-Aware