Is your computer doing
things it shouldn't be doing?
If you find your PC is acting
strange, doing things like taking you to websites you didn't ask
for or putting unwanted icons onto your desktop, there's a good
chance you have downloaded some undesirable little program (or
multiple undesirable programs) commonly known as Spyware. Some
websites force your browser to download these nasty little things
without warning, and while some websites do give good warning
people still agree to accepting them.
Once your computer is infected
with these bugs it is very difficult to eliminate all trace of
them. They can even regenerate themselves if you don't delete all
trace of them.
So, rather than go through your
entire system looking for suspicious files it is wise to install a
dedicated piece of software that will do this for you. The most
popular utility is Lavasoft's
Ad-Aware® which you can download
here.
More information: http://www.spywareguide.com/
