What to do with Spyware and

Adware

NAME:- SAKSHI GARG

ROLL NO:- 5508244

5TH SEMESTER (S.D.D.I.E)

 Table of Contents
– Introduction
– What is Spyware?
– What is Adware?
– How does Spyware and Adware work?
– How to detect if your computer has
Spyware/Adware
– What programs are there to help get rid of them?
– Rating of the Programs
– Recommendations
 Introduction
Welcome to the What to do with Spyware and Adware
PowerPoint presentation!

This presentation will talk about:

What is Spyware and Adware

How can you detect symptoms of these programs on your
computer
Rating of selected Spyware and Adware killing programs
Recommendations by the technicians.
What is Spyware and Adware?

They are independent

programs that can be
automatically installed
when you surf throughout
the internet or when you
install free software.
 What is Spyware?
Advertising companies uses
spyware to “mine data” to further
help them advertise better.
Uses your Internet connection and
reports statistical data about you
and your surfing habits a 3rd party
Violating your privacy.
And is a completely LEGAL
program!
What is Adware?
Adware are created by advertising
companies
Comes in the form of popups,
unexplained advertising programs
on your computer desktop like
“Casino Night”.
Advertising companies hope to
generate money from customers
who receive the popups or
unexplained programs on their
computers.
Also a LEGAL program!
How Spyware/Adware
works?
Spyware and Adware
programs have a
tendency to hide as
cookie or temporary
internet files
Adware startup has the
tendency to hide itself in
the register keys as
normal program.
 How to detect you computer has
Spyware/Adware?

Continuous popups
Persistent change in
your homepage.
Slower computer
processing, takes the
computer longer to
process or startup.
 Extreme symptoms of Spyware /
Adware
Internet browser does
not start up.
Parts of your computer
you cannot access
without freezing.
Major core data is lost
or changed.
 How to get rid of
Spyware/Adware?
Out of many programs on the internet that are
created to detect spyware/adware, four programs
are chosen for this presentation. These are :

Spybot Search and Destroy

Ad-aware 6.0
Symantec AntiVirus
Spysweeper
 Rating Topics
I gave each program a rating for:
Detecting and destroying spyware/adware
Additional features to protect the computer
User Friendly (How easy is it for an average Joe to use?)
Updates in their spyware/adware definitions
Cost to buy this product
Recommendations from the technicians.

Rating is from 1( Very poor) to 5 (Very good).

Note: Each program tested detected certain programs that the other 3 did not
discover. The rating for “Detecting and destroying spyware/adware” is
judged by the number of spyware/adware programs that were detected in
comparison to the others.
 Spybot Search and Destroy
Type: Spyware Killer
Rating:
– Detect/Destroy: 3
– Additional Features: 3
– User Friendly: 5
– Updates: 2
– Cost: 5 (Free)
– Recommendations: 3
Advantages:
– Has a Recovery feature that allows you to
restore any files you may have deleted infected
with spyware
– Has an Immunity feature that protects you from
already known spywares
Disadvantages:
– Infrequent updates cause spywares to slip past
scans and immunity
 Spy Sweeper
Type: Spyware/ Adware (Free
Version)
Rating:
– Detect/Destroy: 4
– Additional Features: 4
– User Friendly: 5
– Updates: 1 (Free version)
– Cost: 3 ($29.95)
– Recommendations: 4
Advantages:
– Has an immunity shield that blocks
known spywares.
Disadvantages:
– Takes a while to scan.
– Unless you pay for the Spy-Sweeper, it
does not come with definition updates.
 Norton Symantec Antivirus
Type: Virus/ Spyware/ Adware
Rating:
– Detect/Destroy: 1
– Additional Features: 5
– User Friendly: 1
– Updates: 5
– Cost: 1 ($69.95)
– Recommendations: 1
Advantages:
• Can detect viruses, hacking
programs, spyware programs, adware
programs, joke programs etc.
• Comes with a firewall.
Disadvantages:
• Detects very few adware/spyware
programs
• Very confusing to use.
 Ad-aware 6.0
Type: Adware
Rating:
– Detect/Destroy: 4
– Additional Features: 2
– User Friendly: 5
– Updates: 5
– Cost: 2 ($39.95)
– Recommendations: 5
Advantages:
• Easy to use scanning.
• Detailed logs of where the adware
and spyware programs are
hidden.
Disadvantages:
• Ad-aware was built as adware, so
its ability to catch spyware is
restricted
 Recommendations
Preventing spyware and adware from getting
onto your computer is your first step!
– Do not download unnecessary software from the
internet, especially free ones because they most
likely have adware or spyware inside them.
– If a download screen appears, asking you to
confirm your download, click no if you not trying
to install anything.
– Avoid clicking advertised popups especially ones
that mention “free” stuff if possible.
 Recommendations
Technical Recommendations
 Some adware/spyware files like to hide in the temporary internet
folders.
 Disable saving of temporary files by going to Control Panel,
Network Connections, Internet Options, Temporary Internet Files
Settings, check Never under “Check for Newer Version of Stored
Pages”.
 Constantly delete old temporary files and cookies by going to
Control Panel, Network Connections, Internet Options, Delete
Cookies and Delete Temporary Files.
 Always constantly scan your computer for adware and spyware
and keep your Adware/Spyware killer programs fully updated at
all times.
 Other Recommendations
Recommended Spyware/ Adware Killers without any restraints
– The “Tri-Killer” combination:
• Ad-aware 6.0 Professional Edition: Primary scanner
• Spy-sweeper paid version: Primary scanner and use their immune guards.
• Spybot Free Edition: Scan for any spyware Spy-Sweeper may have missed.
Recommended Spyware/ Adware Killers with a price restraints
• Ad-aware 6.0 Free Edition: Primary Scanner
• Spy-Sweeper paid version: Primary Scanner
• Spybot Free Edition: Scan for any spyware Spy-Sweeper may have missed
Recommended Spyware/ Adware Killers with a time restraints
(not recommended)
• Ad-aware 6.0 Free Edition: Primary Scanner: Fast Scan Mode
• Suggestion: Spyware/ Adware killers are suppose to take time to scan, if you
have time restraints, turn on the scanners, leave them running and go do
something.
 References
For those interesting more in this topic, here are some links:

http://www.symantecstore.com/dr/sat1/ec
_Main.Entry?SP=10007&SID=27674&CI
D=0&DSP=0&CUR=840&PGRP=0&CA
CHE_ID=39910
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/ada
ware/
http://www.webroot.com/wb/products/spy
sweeper/index.php
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index
.html
Thank you for watching!

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