Check your PC for spyware and other nasties

Your PC could be hosting spyware or adware programs without your knowledge. These small applications, installed knowingly or unknowingly by the user (adware licenses are often buried inside the End User License Agreements of software packages like Kazaa Media Desktop) can pass information on your web surfing habits, among other things, to advertising companies, and enable them to target advertising based on your habits. These programs can also consume valuable system resources. While not specific to Windows XP, removing spy and adware from your system is an excellent step towards better PC health. To check for these programs: Download either LavaSoft's Ad-Aware or PepiMK's Spybot Search and Destroy or both. Run these programs and update them via the built in interface, then check your system for spyware and adware programs. However as good as these programs are. There is a much better one on the net that was personally recommended to me and that is Adware alert. I've tried it out and guess what, it blew LavaSoft and PepiMK's programs out of the water! It seems to me that Adware alert does a much more thorough job than the other two combined and because of that I've noticed my PC was running faster as a result. If your interested in checking out Adware alert click here. Very recommended to keep your PC in top health.