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There are several databases online that track spyware and adware, and give you information about the potential impact they can have on your computer.

Locating Pests on Your PC
Most annoying yet legitimate programs can be found on a PC without much effort and only basic knowledge of where Windows keeps programs. The truly bad spyware programs make it much more difficult, because they have nothing to gain from having their programs removed.

Your first stop should be the Add/Remove Programs section of your Windows Control Panel (Start Menu --> Settings --> Control Panel). You should also check the Windows Start-Up Folder (C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu) to see if any programs have been added. If you are unsure of what a program is, check it against the spyware databases.

Evidence of spyware infestations can also be found in your computer's registry. It is recommended that only experienced computer users change the registry, and there are registry editors available that help makes changes when they are needed. There are also registry monitors that keep track of which applications are accessing your computer's registry.

Registry monitors include:

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Watch our for these spyware programs:

007 Spy Software
0Cat YellowPages
123 PC Spy 2.10.1
123mania
123Messenger
123Search
2000Cracks
2020Search
2nd-thought
2Spy!
3rdEye
404Search
764 Dialer
7AdPower Dialer
7AdPro
7FaSSt
??rvices.exe Trojan
@KeyLogger Home 2.15
A Better Internet
A-Trojan 2.0
AB System Spy
Abotus
About Blank
Absolute Keylogger
AccessPlugin
Ace Club Casino
AceNotes Free
AceSpy
Acid Shivers
AcidBattery
Acidoor
AckCmd
Aconti
Acropolis
Actions Monitor
ActiveSearch
Activity Logger
Activity Monitor 2002
ActualNames
ACXInstall
Ad Popper
AdBars
Adblaster
AdBlock
AdBreak
AdDestroyer
AdGoblin
AdLogix
Admess
AdPartner

With the high-profile status that security has these days, you must have heard about the buzz words Malware, Virus, Trojans, Worms, RootKits, and Source-Code Poisoning.

If you think (as a programmer not directly involved with security) that these topics are interesting but don't affect you personally, you are very wrong. You should be aware of these attack methodologies and know how to identify them.

To explain how these malicious pieces of code operate, I will work around an analogy that uses something very dear to you: your workstation (i.e. the computer you use to program and add code to the main source code repository).

How does Spyware get to your computer.

Here are some examples of where the attack (i.e. the 'infection') could originate:

E-mail with malicious attachment (which you have opened)
E-mail with malicious attachment (automatically executed by exploiting an un-Patched vulnerability in your e-mail client software)
Other computer
located in your internal network
located in a network that can 'ping' you (including the malicious user sharing your favourite Starbucks' wireless service)
A passing-by malicious user which connected to your home network using your wireless access point
Your kid's, wife's, or nanny's computer (previously compromised)
A malicious colleague (who accessed your computer when you went out for five minutes)

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Anti-Virus software is like anti-spyware software

Like anti-virus software, anti-spyware software relies on databases of known rogue programs that must be updated. Regardless of which anti-spyware package you decide to use, make sure you understand how and when it updates so you are protected against the newest pests. Also check any type of spyware or adware removal programs with the spyware databases. A program called SpywareNuker claims to be a removal program, but has been reported to be spyware itself.

The results you get from using spyware scanning products will vary. The effectiveness of the software also depends on how up-to-date its definitions are.

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