While this question is not fully addressable for such a short article, there are some very effective means you have to keep your own computer under your control, instead of being controlled by someone else. I will start
with the more common problems or "exploits" and their cures first. Do not worry if you are not "computer savvy" this article is written in easy engish with little technical jargon. The good news ? Most all of the software used to get the bad guys out of your computer is FREE !
One of the first things to get rid of is tracking cookies. If you have a free email account at yahoo, and you are doing nothing about all those ads you see, you are no doubt being tracked online. Its no different from leaving the house, taking your car around town, just to find out that your "neighbor" was following you when you went to the store, the bank, the post office, and anywhere else you happened to go. This is what tracking cookies do on your computer. They report your activity to web sites you have probably have never heard of ! For this reason, I use ad-aware by Lavasoft®. Its free and can rid your computer of those pesky tracking cookies with ease. I use it constantly. I can not believe people would believe it is okay to put their tracking software on my computer without even asking ! Get the ad-aware soon.
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