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What is Spyware?
Spyware is spy software on your personal system. This may vary from keystroke recording programs to additional cookies being placed on your system to report back to different vendors. The application for defense against spyware that has been tested by Bradley University is Windows Defender.

How do I know if I have Spyware?
With the ever-increasing use of spyware by companies, it is almost certain that everyone will get some form of spyware on their computer just by visiting a web site. A few of the common ones are WeatherBug, Gator, P2P Networking, BDE Projector and Instant Time. If you are experiencing network problems such as not being able to log in and not being able to browse the Internet then the problem is most likely related to spyware and not a glitch in the network.

How do I get rid of it and prevent it?
There are a couple of things you can do such as download and run certain software packages like Ad-Aware. Install and run Malware Bytes to check for spyware that may cripple your system. 

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