How to Eliminate Spyware on Your Computer

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To eliminate spyware on your computer, the single best thing you can do is run a reputable spyware check program, which will scan your computer for all known versions of different unauthorized programs running on your computer. Most programs will check for adware, which inserts pop-ups, its own ads, and can also change your website browsing experience negatively, like making your browser homepage a website full of their advertisements, all without your permission.

If you’re not able or not willing to spend the money to purchase a quality, constantly-updated anti-spyware program, I would suggest re-installing your computer’s operating system from the installation CD and being very careful what you download from now on.

You should learn what your PC’s alert messages look like, because many deceitful spyware and adware progams will try to mimic the look of an alert message on your computer in order to convince you to download their spyware. They will do this under the guise of getting you to install something authorized or something helpful on your computer, but actually installing dozens of programs with inconspicuous-sounding file names, that it will be almost impossible for you to uninstall all that spyware on your own.

Another way to eliminate spyware is to understand where most spyware comes from, and to remove those programs from your computer. Toolbars that you download to add onto your web browser are notorious for coming bundled with spyware, adware, and who knows what else. Little, “fun” applications like programs that change your mouse cursor or let you manipulate photos in an entertaining way also often come packed with spyware. Sometimes this spyware will actually be acknowledged in the agreement you have to check that you’ve read before the installation begins, so that this “free” application isn’t actually free at all.
I would really recommend buying a cheap program that will keep updated information on all known spyware and check your entire harddrive regularly, but if not, stop downloading applications you don’t actually need, and re-install your OS if the spyware is too extreme to delete one-by-one on your own.