At one time or another almost every computer that spends time online will get a spyware infection. If you have noticed your computer slowing down or applications taking forever to load you may be infected. Malicious programs can come bundled in at almost any download, like free screen savers, tool bars, weather applications, and so on.

Most people have spyware applications running in the background on their computer and have no knowledge of it. This could be very harmful to your computer using up precious resources like memory and CPU usage, making your computer run hotter than usual and work hard even when your not doing anything. Ever notice your computer grinding away when you’re not on it? Wonder what it’s doing? Ever notice applications take forever to load or your computer takes a long time to boot?

Your security may also be at risk. Some programs will collect personal information from your computer like user names and passwords possibly your bank login password and send it off to some third world country and be used to clean out your bank account.

There are a lot of free spyware programs you can download and run, but do they really work? That is the question you have to ask yourself. Ever notice when you run a scan on your computer that each program will find more application of spyware the other one did not? Free spyware cleaners are great to get you started but if your are serious about protecting your computer it is better to invest a professional version and have the job done completely the first time.

I discovered the one time fee you pay for a professionals version of a spyware cleaner/scanner is well worth the money. The tech support is excellent if you need them and lifetime updates are always included. The biggest difference between free and paid versions is that the paid versions find and clean everything the first time. Most free version don’t do a complete job making you want to buy their pro or upgrade to their professional version. Wonder if they were designed that way?

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