Pop-up windows often come to your computer as a result of a spyware program you have inadvertently installed. Spyware is a general term for a program that monitors your actions on the network. While these programs are sometimes sinister, like a remote control program used by a hacker, software companies have been known to use spyware to gather data about customers. Spyware programs are often bundled with other programs you want from the Internet, and when you install those programs, you don’t even know you’re getting the spyware. Spyware programs track your Internet usage habits in order to target you with pop-up ads.
There are various programs used to prevent pop-up ads and spyware. These multi-component detection and removal utilities have the ability to comprehensively scan your computer’s memory, registry, hard drives, and removable and optical drives for known spyware and pop-up advertising programs.
To check your computer for spyware and remove it, we recommend using a program called Ad-Aware. This is available free for personal use at http://www.lavasoftusa.com.
Download and install the program to your computer. Every time you want to scan your computer for spyware, you should always use the Check for updates now feature first to make sure you have the most current version of the program's scanning capabilities.
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