Spyware Detection Horrifying Statistics: Only One Computer In Every 10 In The World Is Spyware Free

Posted on July 10th, 2009 by Larry Pages Online

Rather than waste a lot of time agonizing as to whether or not you have Spyware in your computer, the best detection strategy is to assume that you do have it. Detection statistics alarmingly and overwhelmingly prove that chances are that your PC is already spyware infested.

Last year, Webroot Software, makers of Spy Sweeper announced that 9 out of 10 computers connected to the Internet are believed to be infected with some form of spyware. There have been many other studies and surveys that have basically said the same thing, confirming everybody’s worst fears.

The reason why spyware is so widespread is because it is very easy to pass on is because the Internet is really a collection of computers linked together in one giant web of links. Spyware easily spreads in the network and it is not all surprising that 90 percent of the computers linked to the web are infected.

Luckily the remedy is not so difficult to execute. What you need is reliable anti-spyware protection. Then one also needs to be very careful when copying documents or sharing them over the net.

One popular way in which spyware is transmitted is when you download something over the net, like free music for instance or even software in those too-good-to-pass-by-deals. What will quickly follow are the tell-tale signs that you have a spyware problem. Your PC could slow down considerably for reasons you do not understand. Many times you will start receiving offers via your email on products and services that you have recently been researching on the web using the infected computer.

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