No matter if you’ve actually gotten to the point of selecting a product yet or not, you do need to realize how they will work for you. There are two concepts to understand in anti spyware programs.
First of all, just as a virus program would run a “scan” on your computer, a spyware program will do about the same. It will run through the files on your computer, in most cases both obvious files and hidden files.
When it spots something that has the potential of being spyware, it collects its location and details. After the scan is complete, it will provide you with details on what was found, where it was located and what it is.
In some cases, you’ll be able to remove the program fully from your computer. In other cases, it is necessary for you to just block the files from working as they’ve placed themselves in such a place or manner that they can’t be easily removed.
Most programs will run checks on these areas if not more while running a scan:
Your Window’s registry
Your operating system files
Files that you’ve installed through programs
The second way in which anti spyware programs work is by providing protection to you. Go back to your virus program. It protects you by providing you with a real time protection.
If a virus was to try and enter your computer while you are using it and you have a running anti virus program, it captures the virus and stops it from entering.
Anti spyware works in just about the same manner as anti virus does. If a program attempts to download something to your computer and it doesn’t have the necessary allowance for doing so, your running, real time anti spyware program stops it and asks you if you wanted that program to be downloaded. If you don’t you tell the program to stop it. If you do, then you allow it.
During this process it will update you, providing you with the necessary information to make a decision about the program trying to get in. It may give a full description of the program and give you advice as to what to do with it.
It works quite simply by taking the time to scan through the incoming network data and disk files. Before these are able to be fully downloaded, they get a full scan at the download time, before it hits your computer.
How does it know if a program is spyware? In most cases, it will stop anything that looks suspicious. In addition to this, most have a working list of “known to represent spyware” programs. It doesn’t remove these from your system, but stops the download of something suspicious.
At that point, you make the decision to continue with the program download or stop it.
One thing to consider in an anti spyware program is a program that allows the interception of programs that are trying to install start up items. They may also offer protection from those programs that are trying to modify your browser settings in some way. Using this is helpful as many spyware and adware programs take advantage of browser weaknesses.
This software is often marketed as security software. Don’t assume that your anti spyware program does this, though, as it is quite possible that it will not.
The combination of these two things allows your computer system to stay protected: on going, real time protection and detection and removal programs.
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