1. Spyware: Prevention vs. Elimination, a comparison in efficiency.

2. Introduction Need for User Education. Current Solutions are not 100%. Current Solutions are not 100%. Spyware is a serious security threat. Spyware is a serious security threat. Spyware can cause lost work time. Spyware can affect your operating budget. Spyware can affect your operating budget.

3. User Education Users need to be the first line of defense in preventing spyware from being loaded. The vast majority of spyware is loaded by the computer user, unknowingly in most cases, but with their compliance. Users must be discouraged from downloading and installing unapproved 3rd party software without consulting their IT personnel. Users need to be the first line of defense in preventing spyware from being loaded. The vast majority of spyware is loaded by the computer user, unknowingly in most cases, but with their compliance. Users must be discouraged from downloading and installing unapproved 3rd party software without consulting their IT personnel.

4. Spyware is mutable Spyware companies are heavily funded and continually rewriting their programs to escape detection. You must have a preventative solution and maintain it to prevent infection. Spyware companies are heavily funded and continually rewriting their programs to escape detection. You must have a preventative solution and maintain it to prevent infection.

5. Spyware is a security threat Spyware must be considered a severe security threat for campus users. Many spyware programs monitor web traffic, store copies of your passwords, and harvest email addresses and personal information for marketing purposes. The shadowy nature of spyware companies means that this information could easily end up in the hands of criminal hackers or identity theft scam artists. Spyware must be considered a severe security threat for campus users. Many spyware programs monitor web traffic, store copies of your passwords, and harvest email addresses and personal information for marketing purposes. The shadowy nature of spyware companies means that this information could easily end up in the hands of criminal hackers or identity theft scam artists.

6. Spyware is deceptive Spyware companies use free, useful seeming programs as a backdoor to enter the users machine. Webshots, Weatherbug, Date Manager, most music sharing programs and many others include permission to install additional software as part of their terms of service agreement. Free search engines and tool bar additions for Internet Explorer are another prime source of spyware infection. Spyware companies use free, useful seeming programs as a backdoor to enter the users machine. Webshots, Weatherbug, Date Manager, most music sharing programs and many others include permission to install additional software as part of their terms of service agreement. Free search engines and tool bar additions for Internet Explorer are another prime source of spyware infection.

7. Spyware impacts The presence of spyware impedes normal machine operation, can cause data corruption or loss, blue screen crashes, and program crashes. The presence of spyware impedes normal machine operation, can cause data corruption or loss, blue screen crashes, and program crashes. Several classes of spyware programs can affect network traffic from the client machine. This can cause sporadic network outages, slow browsing or downloading, or the loss of network connection. Several classes of spyware programs can affect network traffic from the client machine. This can cause sporadic network outages, slow browsing or downloading, or the loss of network connection.

8. Reloading is expensive Spyware is capable of changing registry entries, system files, and security settings, and can cause damage to a computer that requires a system reload to correct. Preventative actions are much more cost and time effective than corrective actions. Spyware is capable of changing registry entries, system files, and security settings, and can cause damage to a computer that requires a system reload to correct. Preventative actions are much more cost and time effective than corrective actions.

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