A recent survey done by Dell found that 80% or 4 out of every 5 computers connected to the internet were infected with some form of spyware.
Spyware covers a broad category of malicious software designed to intercept or take partial control of a computer's operation without the informed consent of that machine's owner or legitimate user. While the term taken literally suggests software that surreptitiously monitors the user, it has come to refer more broadly to software that subverts the computer's operation for the benefit of a third party. (Wikipedia).
It is very important to have at least one, if not many programs that are designed to detect and remove spyware from your computer. The choice of program you use to defeat this threat is also very important. Many software programs out there claim to remove spyware, but are really spyware themselves, such as the popular WinFixer or WinAntiVirus software. All resources on this page are from proven and trusted companies that aim to remove spyware from your computer.
At Fairnet our #1 choice of Anti-Spyware software is Grisoft's Anti-Spyware (Download). Grisoft has combined their Anti-Virus and Anti-Spyware into one program. If you already have an Anti-Virus program you should pick one of the other Anti-Spyware programs or uninstall your Anti-Virus program as AVG will not install with another Anti-Virus program running.
The Interface is easy to use. You can update the definitions and run complete system scans from the main page. We recommend you keep your definitions up to date and run scans once every month.
If you think your computer is infected with a virus, and are unable to fix it using the resources on this page, bring it in to our office. We can perform a basic virus and spyware cleanup and help to keep it from coming back!
