Spywares do cause damage. Know and kill them fast!
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In the virtual universe that the internet is, just like the real universe, good things can be bad. It all depends on how they are used.
Spywares started out not as what it is today. Info about a visitor to the virtual universe is kept and sent through the internet to enable tailoring of the visitor's online experience. That could be a good thing since it potentially can reduce the effort to seek the right kind of info on the internet.
Overuse in that intention, and worse, misusage so that private financial data is extracted without consent, however, the spyware becomes a true devil. The interest of the spyware reverses to evil and instead of trying to enhance the site user's experience, the goal is simply to steal information.
When the internet or the virtual universe boomed in the mid to late 90's so did spywares. Evil intentioned programmers started to flood the internet with spywares and malwares that it becomes necessary for any user to be aware of the hazards. Because the info stolen often results in monetary loss, sometimes in huge amounts.
The boom in spywares led to a boom on anti spywares also. These are created to recognise and beat the spywares to death. Often they are successful. Because while there are usually uncoordinated efforts in creating spywares, which usually are created by isolated individuals or groups, the anti spywares are created by established programmers working consistently together to find solutions.
When spywares are created by equally coordinated and planned programmer groups, however, the major hazards become real. This is more so since the spyware can already cause damage from the time it is released, but anti spyware needs time to identify them and work againts them through good strategies.
Eventually the worst happens - spywares which pretend to be anti spywares are created by persistent bad intentioned programmers. This is the most difficult to fight againts esp for the unsuspecting.
Understanding spywares and malwares is very important as you join the virtual universe. The best firewalls and antispywares will be broken by newer spywares. Hence it pays for the layman at least to grasp some understanding on this. The technicalities should not make you ignorant. Once you understand at least to some level, you reduce your chance of getting damaged badly.
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