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How to Get Rid Of Malicious Adware

August 12, 2011/0 Comments/in Adware, Internet Safety /by admin

Adware can be a big nuisance but it can also be dangerous to both you and your computer.

In all too many cases adware comes with spyware built in to it and that spyware may gather harmless pieces of information but it could be taking some personal information from you as well. Either way, if you have Malware on your computer that is sending popup ads to your screen all of the time, you should definitely get rid of it.

The first thing to note here is that adware isn’t always a malicious piece of software on your computer.

Before you get rid of it you should make sure you know what you are getting rid of.

Sometimes it’s merely something that comes packaged with a free software application so as to earn income for the developer.

In these cases it is something you’ve likely agreed to having on your computer in exchange for the right to use the software.

Find out if you have the safe kind or the bad kind of adware:

When you download free software from the internet and install it take the time to read the license agreement that you are agreeing to before finally agreeing to install. In many cases the application is going to install adware on your computer and by accepting the agreement you are allowing that to be put there.

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If the adware only appears when that application is running and doesn’t popup at seemingly random moments, you probably have the so called good kind of advertising software on your computer. If you don’t like it, the only legal thing you can really do to avoid is it to get rid of the whole application or just don’t use it.

Run Windows’ system restore:

When you install thing onto a Windows based computer, the operating system automatically creates a restore point that you can fall back to later on. If the adware just appears one day on your screen then you can try running a system restore and it will hopefully take your computer back to the point before the advertising software got installed.

Run adware removal software:

If you have an antivirus application on your computer then it very likely means you have anti adware as well. Most of the time these things come packaged together. If not, check with your antivirus maker for an upgrade because there likely is one that give you the adware protection.

Run a scan on your computer and hopefully any of the malicious software, or malware, that’s there will be deleted or quarantined.

Delete any suspicious applications:

Check that your recently installed applications are the ones you actually want there. Sometimes software can find its way onto your computer and get installed without your full knowledge. A lesser evolved piece of adware can easily be gotten rid off by simply finding it in your program list and uninstalling it in the standard fashion.

Reformat your computers hard drive:

This is a last resort.

If you can’t get rid of the adware any other way, and you don’t want to spend the money on a professional fixing things for you—seeing as a lot of them will just reformat anyway—this may be your only option. Just make sure you’ve backed up all of the files you want to keep first.

For a complete all in one solution to stopping all forms of computer infections you need to check out AVG Internet Security.

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