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Why adware is dangerous
Internet-commerce becomes increasingly aggressive every day. The amount of pages rises very fast, and there are plenty of advertisements on every one of them. It overwhelms social networks, the pages which you attend, you get commercials on the e-mail and browser pop-up ads. No one likes this, and people began to put extra settings in the browser to remove the hype. But as soon as users manage how to hide advertising, the adware was designed. De facto, adware is a type of malware which isn't aimed on the deleting or flawing of files, but at the change of the browser settings. Why virus does this? Because the user is forced to see the ads, which adware exhibits him. Malware switches browser settings to deploy deception, search engine gives insecure results and some of the harmful websites become the start page. Hazard of this activity is that, although adware itself does not harm, but those pages that it promotes, are infected with far more hazardous malware. So, if a customer attempts to either buy or download something on a malicious page - he immediately gets a bunch of viruses to his computer.
How to uninstall those programs, and how to defend the computer from them
To remove malware from the computer, first you shall discover it. In case you see an increased level of pop-ups, annoying advertising and spam on the Internet - the system is corrupted by adware. The antivirus program is the best tool to find and get rid of it. If you already have anti-viral program, yet virus is still processing on the PC, then one antivirus is not enough. Databases of different anti-virus updates at various times and when one anti-virus can yet detect and remove a particular virus, another antivirus still doesn't have it on its list. To increase your system's defense, it is desirable to install two antivirus on your computer. One of them has to work in the dormant way, and scan the PC sometimes, and the other must be with 'real-time protection' system, and scans incoming elements. There are many various anti-viral programs, both fee-based and free, and to select from this variety, you will need much time. Among the free antivirus people prefer Adwcleaner or Norton. By installing one of these programs as a primary or secondary anti-viral program, you’ll fast feel that advertising has become less. But even if you'll remove an adware, there's thousands of malicious programs, and every one of them may infect the PC. How to protect your computer from such threat?
How to defend you system from incoming threats
The first level of defense, and the required condition of security is an antivirus. If ou don't have an antivirus, your system is in danger, and sooner or later, it will be infected. If you used anti-viral software to remove the adware, don't uninstall it. The antivirus will scan the system regularly, and the risk of adware infection will vanish. Except that, you will need to follow a few simple advices, which will help you to defend your PC:
- Don't open e-mails from unknown senders, they may contain a virus;
- Don't visit the websites with "adult" or inappropriate content. Such websites are, usually, infected with malware;
- Don't download anything from free file-sharing services. Infecting of the free programs, games and videos are the most effective technique, which web-swindlers use to infect a user's PC.
This article has only the common advices, and if you need a guide about some specific malware, feel free to visit our website. We got the guides to remove everything!
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