What to do with Spyware and Adware - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

About This Presentation
Title:

What to do with Spyware and Adware

Description:

... 5 (Free) Recommendations: 3 ... Spybot Free Edition: Scan for any spyware Spy-Sweeper ... Ad-aware 6.0 Free Edition: Primary Scanner. Spy-Sweeper paid version: ... – PowerPoint PPT presentation

Number of Views:121
Avg rating:3.0/5.0
Slides: 22
Provided by: Justin7
Category:
Tags: adware | free | spyware

less

Transcript and Presenter's Notes

Title: What to do with Spyware and Adware


1
What to do with Spyware and Adware
Created by Justin Leung
2
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

3
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.

4
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.

5
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!

6
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!

7
How was Spyware/Adware work?
  • 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.

8
How to detect you computer has spyware or adware
  • Continuous popups
  • Persistent change in your homepage.
  • Slower computer processing, takes the computer
    longer to process or startup.

9
Extreme symptoms of spyware or adware
  • Internet browser does not start up.
  • Parts of your computer you cannot access without
    freezing.
  • Major core data is lost or changed.

10
What programs are there to help get rid of those
programs?
  • Out of many programs out in the internet that
    were created to detecting spyware/adware, four
    programs were chosen for this presentation.. They
    are
  • Spybot Search and Destroy
  • Ad-aware 6.0
  • Symantec AntiVirus
  • Spysweeper

11
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 here at
    Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratories.
  • Rating is from 1( Very poor) to 5 (Very good).
  • Note Each program tested detected certain
    programs that the other 3 had not discovered. 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.

12
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 be 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
  • Comments
  • Good program, but because of slow updates of
    spyware definitions, it renders the program not
    as useful

13
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 a 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.
  • Comments
  • Effective program, only backdraw is the payment
    you need to make yearly to keep the program
    updated.

14
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.
  • Comments
  • Norton Symantec still has ways to go in detecting
    adware/spyware programs

15
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 was adware, so its ability to
    catch spyware is restricted
  • Comments
  • Effective Program. A bit on the costly side but
    its well worth it.

16
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.

17
Recommendations
  • Technical Recommendations
  • Some adware/spyware files like to hide in the
    temporary internet folders.
  • Disable saving of temporary files by going to
    Program Files, Control Panel, Network and
    Internet 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 Program Files, Control Panel, Network
    and Internet Connections, Internet Options,
    Delete Cookies and Delete Temporary Files.
  • Remember though, adware and spyware can be
    tricky, no matter how cautious you are, there are
    bound to be adware or spyware programs that
    install into your computer.
  • Always constantly scan your computer for adware
    and spyware and keep your Adware/Spyware killer
    programs fully updated at all times.

18
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
  • Spybot Free Edition
  • 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.

19
Thank you for watching!
  • Any questions please ask!

20
References
For those interesting more in this topic, here
are some links
  • http//www.symantecstore.com/dr/sat1/ec_Main.Entry
    ?SP10007SID27674CID0DSP0CUR840PGRP0CAC
    HE_ID39910
  • http//www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/
  • http//www.webroot.com/wb/products/spysweeper/inde
    x.php
  • http//www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html

21
Future Add-Ons
  • A detailed graph of the amounts of spyware/adware
    that was found during research.
  • Additional software should be tested.
  • Discover is there a software that can detect and
    destroy both adware and spyware effectively
Write a Comment
User Comments (0)
About PowerShow.com