It’s quite difficult to recognize if you really fell a victim to these threats.

However you can notice several symptoms which indicate spyware or adware presence though they may occur because of other issues:

- pop-up windows, banners or new toolbars emergence without any reason.
- unexpected homepage replacement.
- unexpected browser blockage.
- unusual PC slowing down. It may happen for a variety of reasons like multiple programs
working at the same time, local network poor performance, though you should bear in mind
that it might be spyware or adware effect.
- PC or operational system blockage.

Follow our recommendations to protect yourself from spyware and adware:

- improve your browser protection to avoid scripts and ActiveX component
automaticexecution.
- be extremely careful about programs you download via Internet: a lot of application may
contain spyware or adware. Such programs may have negative effects on your PC like
browser or operational system blockage.
- make sure that you use the latest programs versions. Download the latest patches from
software developer’s official web-sites. It may prevent spyware from exploiting programs
vulnerabilities used for gaining access to your PC.
- install complex antivirus software able to detect viruses, spyware and adware.