Spyware vs Viruses

Spyware differs from viruses and worms in that spyware does not usually self-replicate. Like many recent viruses, however, spyware – by design – exploits infected computers for commercial gain. Typical tactics furthering this goal include delivery of unsolicited pop-up advertisements; theft of personal information (including financial information such as credit card numbers); monitoring of Web-browsing activity for marketing purposes; or routing of web page requests to advertising sites. so… Protect Yourself from Spyware!

Spyware Infection – How does a PC get infected with Spyware?

Spyware Infection Scenario – You are surfing the Internet (using Internet Explorer, FireFox, Google Chrome or any other preferred internet browser) and suddenly, a window pops up telling you that your computer is infected by such and such virus or spyware. The pop-up window goes even further by recommending that you purchase, download and install the advertised software in order to remove the infection (virus, spyware, etc…). Now, what do you do? Well…read on to find out how to deal with spyware infection notifications.

• First – Know that something might be trying to infect or has already infected your computer.
• Second – DO NOT (and we are serious about that) go ahead with the recommended action (purchase, download and install).
• Third – Make sure that you have an Anti-virus and Anti-spyware software and that they are all up to date.
• Fourth – Backup all your data to an External Hard Drive, CD or DVD, Thumb Drive or a Secondary Internal Hard Drive.
• Fifth -   Run a Deep Virus Scan and a through Spyware Scan and remove the culprit. If nothing was found by both scans, you can find plenty of Online Antivirus and Anti-spyware scans that are not only good but available for free. If you are still not sure as to what to do or just can’t remove that computer pest, contact us

Deep Spyware Scan

PC Rescues will scan your computer for spyware, we also run a deep spyware scan and check for rootkits, abnormal windows registry entries and your computer file system for any malicious files that should not be in your computer. specializes in spyware removal (adware, rootkit, etc…). We provide fast, affordable computer repair and malware solution to residential and business clients by utilizing the best and up to date spyware scanning and removal software we personally use to find and remove even the nastiest spyware, adware and malware that might be lurking in your computer.