What’s the use of the Adware Removal Tools?

Advertising Support Software known as Adware is a software which automatically displays or play advertising materials when connected to the internet. There are sites that prompt to install adware on computers while connected to the net. After installation it downloads advertising material to the computer while it is being used.

Once this adware is installed to the computer, the computer’s security is at risk. Some of the adware often takes on the form of spyware. It tracks the user activity and sometimes re-sold without the consent of the user. Due to its privacy and security concerns, many computer users consider this as a threat.

Today, there are software companies that develop adware removal tools. Some of them are being sold by companies in their sites and some can be downloaded for free. An agency such as United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team or US-CERT suggests installing these adware removal tools.

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Now how will you know that you are infected with adware or spyware? First, you will notice that when you’re surfing the net you will experience the endless pop-up windows. Sometimes you are redirected to another site rather than what you typed into the browser.

There are new toolbars appearing in the web browser and new icons that appear in the task bar at the bottom of the screen. There are also sudden changes like browser’s homepage and when you click search, the search engine browser changes. You will also notice that the performance of your computer and the processing suddenly slow down.

The Adware Removal Tools were developed to remove, quarantine, and detect adware and spyware. By using this, your computer will be much safer from infection of adware. Some of the Adware Removal Tools are Ad-Aware by Lavasoft, SpySweeper by Webroot, Spyware Doctor by PC Tools, Spybot Search & Destroy and SpySubtract by Intermute. These software programs are engineered for antispyware detection and this would not work on viruses.