Spybot - Search & Destroy detects
and removes spyware, a relatively new kind of threat not yet covered by
common anti-virus applications. Spyware silently tracks your surfing
behaviour to create a marketing profile for you that is transmitted
without your knowledge to the compilers and sold to advertising
companies.
If you see new toolbars in your Internet Explorer that you haven't
intentionally installed, if your browser crashes inexplicably, or if
your home page has been "hijacked" (or changed without your knowledge),
your computer is most probably infected with spyware.
Even if you don't see the symptoms, your computer may be infected,
because more and more spyware is emerging. Spybot-S&D is free, so
there's no harm giving it a try to see if something has invaded your
computer.
Spybot-S&D can also clean usage tracks, an interesting function
if you share your computer with other users and don't want them to see
what you have been working on.
