1 Spyware Protection

I guess everyone knows what a spyware is more or less, but for those who don't; spywares are malicious software which monitor your computer without your will. This monitoring process can be something simple such as checking which websites you've been surfing, or something critical such as your personal or bank information. Spywares can also slow your computer down, change your computer settings, create unwanted pop-ups to appear and such things which will harm your computer experience. Spywares, unlike viruses are a lot more likely to infect your computer due to their nature, and they are a lot more common than viruses. Therefore, even though virus protection isn't crucial in my eyes, spyware protection surely is.

Nowadays, spyware protection is fairly easy. There are many software from different companies which offer spyware protection. All you have to do is to download one of the software, let it scan your computer, and it will most likely remove every piece of spyware it can find. I will now, share the software that I've been using for spyware protection.

I use two different spyware protection software to keep my computer clean from spyware. You can safely use both of them at the same time as they won't cause any conflicts in your operating system.

First software is Malwarebytes Anti-Malware, which you can get more information about (and download a free trial) here. It's fairly easy to use and user friendly as all the other spyware protection software. All you have to do is install it, let it update, and then run it.

The software lets you choose one of the three options to scan your computer. I recommend using full scan once in a while (a monthly-two monthly basis would be fine), and quick scan every week or two weeks depending how cautious you want to be about spyware protection.

The software also offers a real-time protection (which will delete spyware as soon as you're infected with it while you're wandering around the internet) if you wish to use. I've never been a big fan of real-time protection, (anti-viruses/firewalls use this) so personally I just keep it off.

Our second recommended software for today is SUPERAntiSpyware, which can be found here. It works the same way with MBAM pretty much. All you need to do is install it and update, and then you're ready to roll.

SuperAntiSpyware offers a more extended variety tools compared to MBAM as you can see. I suggest quick scanning every one or two weeks with this one as well, and complete scan once in a while like we talked before. Critical Point Scan, for those who wonder, is a faster Quick Scan, (it's not so thorough - not recommended) and Rescue Scan is an option which you should use when you can't run a normal scan because of infections. SuperAntiSpyware also offers custom scan, where you can tweak everything about the scan you will be running. This is only recommended for advanced users, so if you don't know what you are doing, stay away from it!

The software also offers real-time protection similar to MBAM, and you can use both of them at the same time if you want to without any problems.

The reason I use two different spyware protection software at once is because that they both have different databases and one of them might catch something the other didn't. With two of them, we simply increase the chance to find the spyware and successfully remove it.

All being said, even though we have powerful  tools in our computers to protect us from spywares, it doesn't hurt to be cautious. Stay away from dodgy links and don't go into websites that you don't trust without researching them.

Stay on the safe side folks, I'm out!