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If you use the internet on a regular basis then you should be aware of some of the harmful things out there that can harm your computer. There are many different harmful things like malware and spyware but for the purposes of this article were going to discuss viruses and how you should protect yourself against them. A virus is basically a malicious piece of software that has been created with the sole intention of harming a computer.

Why should you educate yourself or even protect yourself from spyware? Ill tell you why – your personal information and your computers health might be at risk. Spyware is a piece of software that once on your computer will try to gain valuable personal information on your such as your passwords, usernames, credit cards number and even bank account information. Malware which is often confused with spyware is a piece of software that also finds its way on your computer without you knowing about it but its intentions are to harm your computer. In this article I’m going to focus more on how to prevent spyware from getting into your computer.