Every person wants the information on his personal computer to remain confidential. It is a legitimate desire, which is prevented from coming true by all kinds of malware, including various spyware. Read on to find out how to find them on your computer.
Instructions
Step 1
Pay attention to the symptoms that spyware can trigger. The most common one is a slow internet connection. If your personal computer begins to connect to the Internet slower than usual, it is possible that third-party programs are to blame, which does not have a place on your computer at all. Also alarming is the increase in the amount of spam in your mailbox. Spam by itself is not a guaranteed symptom of spyware being found on your personal computer, but in combination with other symptoms, it can clearly indicate this. A more compelling argument is pop-up windows prompting you to install this or that software, or an extraneous file that, without your command, tries to establish a connection to a remote server.
Step 2
Take precautions to prevent spyware from entering your personal computer. Do not visit sites that are not credible. Antivirus usually notifies about this.
Step 3
Moreover, do not download various applications on the previously mentioned sites, because along with the most innocuous program, you can also acquire spyware. Considering that many programs of this kind can go unnoticed, just by connecting to the browser, you need to use special utilities to detect them.
Step 4
Turn on the firewall on your personal computer. This will allow you to keep track of all internet connections made from your computer. As soon as some application wants to independently connect to the World Wide Web, the firewall will immediately notify you of this, having previously blocked the connection.
Step 5
Install antispyware to find spyware on your personal computer. Its principle of operation is the same as that of antivirus. Go into it and run a scan of local drives. Spyware will be detected.
