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| eTrust PestPatrol Anti-Spyware 5-Pk Detail |
PestPatrol is a powerful security and personal privacy tool that detects and eliminates destructive pests like trojans, spyware, adware and hacker tools. It complements your anti-virus and firewall software, extending your protection against non-viral malicious software that can evade your existing security and invade your personal privacy.
eTrust PestPatrol Anti-Spyware main features:
Stops Identity Theft & Internet Tracking: Detects and removes spyware, adware, keyloggers, Trojans, cookies, and browser hijackers.
Improves PC Performance: Decreases the risk of system crashes, unwanted advertising, slow Internet responses and system degradation.
Blocks the Latest Spyware Threats: Industry leading research team works 24x7 to defeat the latest spyware giving you frequent updates that keep your PC spyware free.
Proven Technology: The same technology that is trusted to protect Fortune 500? companies is now available to protect your home or home office PC.
Extensive Pest Database - Our industry-leading spyware research team monitors global Internet traffic to identify and protect you from all of the major spyware threats:
- Spyware 每 discloses your personal information to third parties
- Adware 每 displays unwanted advertising and slows your PC to a crawl
- Keyloggers 每 steal your passwords and other confidential data by recording your keystrokes
- Browser Hijackers 每 change your homepage and search results to lead you toward certain websites and deny you access to others
- Remote Access Trojans (RATs) 每 enable attackers to control your PC from a remote location
FREE Automatic Pest Updates 每 new variations of spyware are launched every day to get past outdated anti-spyware software. This feature downloads and updates the pest database automatically to protect you against the latest spyware threats.
On-Demand & Scheduled Scanning 每 gives you the flexibility to scan your entire PC or select specific disks, files and folders for a customized scan. Schedule automatic scans or scan whenever you like.
Active Protection 每 monitors your PC in real-time to kill pests in memory and remove spyware cookies before they disclose your surfing habits to a third party.
Automated Alerts & Logs 每 alerts you whenever a new pest is detected, gauges its threat level and provides you with links to the pest database where you can get more information. You can define ※safe lists§ and ※exclusion files§ so that authorized applications can bypass pest detection.
PestPatrol defeats the threat by detecting and removing:
Spyware and adware that "phones home" information about you, your computer, and your surfing habits
Remote access trojans (RATs) that allow an attacker to remotely control your computer
Keyloggers that can steal passwords and other confidential data
Denial-of-service (DoS) attack agents that can crash or hang a program, or your entire system
Probe tools that look for vulnerabilities on your system that a hacker can exploit
The easy-to-use interface, automatic updates and extensive on-line research center make it simple to keep your computer clear of unwanted pests. A 2002 PC Magazine Five Star Utility, PestPatrol makes it easy to surf with confidence, knowing that your personal information stays private and your computer stays secure.
What is Spyware: Spyware is a fast-growing threat that represents a major security and privacy risk. Spyware is a program that is installed, with or without the user's permission, and can monitor computer activity while broadcasting the information back to an outside party that controls the program. Spyware comes in many shapes and sizes. Some types of spyware are simply an annoyance causing increased spam or unwanted pop-ups, while others can threaten your security. These pests often lurk silently on your computer until someone or something sets them off. Spyware can do more than steal your personal information. It can also rob your PC of its speed, stability and Internet access efficiency.
Threats Posed by Spyware:
Confidentiality and Privacy - Spyware can steal passwords, personal data, credit card numbers and social security numbers, all which can lead to identity theft.
Integrity - A system has integrity when the information it contains remains as originally intended by the system's owner(s). Spyware can alter this system information without the users' permission and can therefore threaten system integrity.
Availability - Spyware may reduce a user's ability to access files or systems efficiently, when desired. A system that is down or extremely slow denies service to its users.
Productivity - Productivity is compromised when frequent ads pop-up, when bandwidth and storage space is consumed, when pages load slowly, etc. Spyware robs your PC of its speed, stability and Internet access efficiency.
How You Become Infected
Spyware can be installed on your computer without you even knowing it. It happens in several ways.
Web Browsing - Spyware can be installed by ordinary surfing on the Internet. "Drive-by-downloads" are the most common.
Peer-to-Peer File Swapping (P2P) - P2P allows users to share files with other members within a file sharing community on the Internet. A good example of P2P is free music sharing websites such as KaZaA or Grokster. Although the websites are not spyware themselves, spyware is often bundled within the downloaded program. Another example of P2P that can install spyware is engaging in instant messaging or chat sessions.
Installing Legitimate Software - Spyware and adware can come bundled in software that you intentionally download. For example, adware comes bundled in free downloads such as screen savers with the consent to install buried in a long end user license agreement.
Spyware Symptoms
Slower PC Performance - One of spyware's many effects is the significant slowdown of the performance of your PC. Your computer may seem sluggish, take longer to start when you turn it on, or take longer to get to the Internet. For example, a computer with as little as two adware applications could take more than 14 minutes to boot.
New Toolbars - Certain types of spyware such as hijackers can add new toolbars to your Internet Explorer that you did not knowingly install.
New Desktop Shortcuts - Some spyware may add new shortcuts on your desktop.
New Default Homepage - Browser hijackers change your default homepage to a different default homepage. Some homepage hijackers may prevent you from changing your browser's homepage back to its original default or prohibit you from visiting certain websites.
New Search Results - Hijackers can also change the results of a web search and point you to designated websites that you did not request in your search.
New Error Pages - Error hijackers will display a new error page when a requested url is not found.
Excessive Full-Page and Pop-Up Ads - Adware can inundate your computer with targeted ads based on web surfing habits that have been tracked. Adware can slow down your PC to a crawl.
How to Protect Yourself
Run updated antivirus, anti-spyware and firewall software
Always apply Microsoft Windows security updates as available
Adjust your web browser security settings to "High Security"
Be careful where you surf on the Internet
Read all End User License Agreements (EULA) before installing new software
Do not click within pop-up ads, always click the X to close the window.
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