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What are Symptoms of Spyware?

By MARIO ARMSTRONG
Posted: 2007-05-18 12:49:27


A spyware program is rarely alone on a computer. An infected computer can easily infect other areas of the computer too.

Some symptoms you may notice are degradation of system performance, a major slowing of your computer to process tasks, pop-up windows, a change in your home browser, new icons that show up on your web browser toolbars, constant dropped connections to the Internet, and, of course, the obvious crashes.

Mario Armstrong is a technology talk show host, writer, consultant and public speaker that explores how technology impacts the way we work, live and play. He is heard on NPR, XM radio and seen on WMAR-ABC2 TV. More online at: www.MarioArmstrong.com.

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