Spyware hurts everyones computer, and Yes everyone falls victim to it. Even I have fallen victim a few times, and I have all the proper protection and do the necessary scans for spyware.
Every time I clean up a computer at work, for a friend or a client I tell them how important it is to run routine scans and make sure that their spyware and anti virus scans softwares are up to date.
If you really think about it, consider the Internet as a public place, like the mall, and you have been shopping all day and your ready for something to eat. Most people will wash their hands in the bathroom or use hand sterilizer to make sure they don't have any nasty germs on their hands before eating.
Well your computer should be treated the same way.... (DON'T WASH YOUR COMPUTER WITH WATER OR HAND SANITIZER). But you should do regular scans to detect and remove the unwanted spyware from your system.
I use the free version of Malwarebytes. I have used several different programs such as Ad-aware, and Spy-Bot. But Malwarebytes for me, is the king of the hill.
It's easy to use, and the updates are free. There are a few other versions of it available, but you have to purchase those. The free version doesn't do everything that the purchased ones do, but the free version suites me fine.
You can download Malwarebytes from malwarebytes.org
The important thing to remember about the free version is that, it won't automatically update to get the latest detection files. You have to do this your self by clicking on an update button. So before you run a scan, you should click the update button to make sure the software is up to date.
I do a lot of surfing, searching and downloading from the internet, so I update the program 2-4 times a week and run a scan each time. Depending on how much you use the internet, should determine how many times a week you run a scan.
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