Spyware is software that covertly installs itself on your computer, runs behind the scenes on your machine and collects information regarding your keystrokes, your browsing habits and other information that is personal. The only warning you get is that your machine’s performance starts to deteriorate, and perhaps your machine hangs or freezes. Your PC starts behaving strangely. While there are tools to remove spyware, the best situation is that it does not enter your machine at all. Here are some tips to keeping spyware from destroying your computer.

Spyware is more than just annoying – it can cause other programs to not work properly and can cause your computer to become quite unstable. Not to mention the privacy issues it brings up.

They’re actually more like the car than the key, I suppose. They are the tools we use to travel around the web, finding interesting destinations. The trouble is, sometimes an unwanted passenger climbs aboard along the way. In some cases they may even carjack you, taking you places you had no intention of going.