If anyone is interested in spyware keyloggers and there removal then click the
link below
http://www.securityfocus.com/infocus/1829?ref=rss
This is a good introduction for the newbies in this world.
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Introduction to Spyware Keyloggers
by Sachin Shetty
last updated April 14, 2005
Spyware overview
Spyware is a categorical term given to applications and software that log
information about a user's online habits and report back to the software's
creators. The effects of these programs range from unwanted pop-up ads and
browser hijacking to more dangerous security breaches, which include the theft
of personal information, keystroke logging, changing dialup ISP numbers to
expensive toll numbers, and installing backdoors on a system that leave it open
for hackers.
Spyware usually gets into the computer through banner ad-based software where
the user is enticed to install the software for free. Other sources of spyware
include instant messaging, various peer-to-peer applications, popular download
managers, online gaming, many porn/crack sites, and more. Note that most, but
not all, spyware is targeted exclusively at Microsoft's Internet Explorer web
browser. Users of modern Web browser alternatives, such as Mozilla's Firefox
and Apple's Safari, are generally not affected by spyware at all.
The most recent delivery methods used by malicious spyware require no
permission or interaction with the users at all. Dubbed as "drive-by
downloads," [ref 1] the spyware application is delivered to the user without
his knowledge simply when he visits a particular website, opens some zipped
files, or clicks on a malicious pop-up ad that contains some active content
such as ActiveX, Java Applets, and so on. Spyware can also be hidden in image
files or in some cases has been shipped along with the drivers that come with a
new hardware device...
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