Everybody hates the computer viruses, they would do everything they could to destroy the computer, like damage file/programs, mess the system, and steal your money, among which there is such a kind of tricky virus that would monitor you at the background, which is the spyware.
Spyware is a type of malicious application that usually installed on the computer without people's knowing, and then record everything you do with the machine, such as the keylogger, the browsing history, and the program you launch. It will seriously invade your private and make you to be totally exposed on the computer. And it cannot be more serious rather then have no privacy online.
How does the spyware infect a Mac computer? Although the smart Mac OS X has a strong and integrated security defender inside, it does not mean that the computer will be safe forever and would not be attacked by viruses. In additional, the spyware also can be installed manually by someone else, like your parents, boss and some other guys. Generally, a spyware on Mac has the following features:
Installed on your Mac without your knowing and consent
Running at the background and not easy to be found
Bundled with some other apps or viruses and sneak to the computer
Refuse to be removed by the user Confidential information like banking account, important accounts' passwork and business documents are easily stolen
The user have no privacy on the computer.
In order not to be the monitor target of spyware, you should enhance your Mac's security via taking some effective measures like installing a professional antivirus program, and totally avoid such kind of threat on your PC.
Additional sources for Mac security articles: http://macutility.livejournal.com/
Spyware is a type of malicious application that usually installed on the computer without people's knowing, and then record everything you do with the machine, such as the keylogger, the browsing history, and the program you launch. It will seriously invade your private and make you to be totally exposed on the computer. And it cannot be more serious rather then have no privacy online.
How does the spyware infect a Mac computer? Although the smart Mac OS X has a strong and integrated security defender inside, it does not mean that the computer will be safe forever and would not be attacked by viruses. In additional, the spyware also can be installed manually by someone else, like your parents, boss and some other guys. Generally, a spyware on Mac has the following features:
Installed on your Mac without your knowing and consent
Running at the background and not easy to be found
Bundled with some other apps or viruses and sneak to the computer
Refuse to be removed by the user Confidential information like banking account, important accounts' passwork and business documents are easily stolen
The user have no privacy on the computer.
In order not to be the monitor target of spyware, you should enhance your Mac's security via taking some effective measures like installing a professional antivirus program, and totally avoid such kind of threat on your PC.
Additional sources for Mac security articles: http://macutility.livejournal.com/
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