These are the top three spyware packages which are infecting computers all over the world. We have listed and described them below so you know where these spyware packages are hiding and how to avoid them. None of the spyware packages provide users a EULA and are generally installed without the knowledge of the user.
CoolWebSearch - this group of programs is effective because it uses an Internet Explorer vulnerability to get onto your computer and then display pop-ups, change search engine results, and change files on the computer to direct your to websites of the advertisers choice.
Internet Optimizer - Internet Optimizer takes advantage of broken links and incorrect URLs on Internet Explorer. Whenever a user clicks on a broken link or inputs an incorrect or non-existent URL, rather than have the regular error page show up Internet Optimizer directs you to a site filled with advertisements.
Zango - These programs simply send information about what sites you are visiting to ad agencies and also create pop-ups that pop-up overtop of competing ads. Often Zango is inadvertently added by computer users because its presented on content sites and users are tricked into thinking they must install Zango’s toolbar before they are able to access the content on the site. Little do they know, once installed Zango will transmit all kinds of personal data about that user.
If you see these types of pages, you should get rid of them as soon as possible. If you collect enough of these programs in your computer, they can seriously degrade your system’s performance, even to the point of disabling your PC entirely! Beyond that, they are annoying and unethical and if we don’t stop allowing them to reside on our computers then these people will continue to get away with these scumbag methods of advertising.
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