SpywareSpyware can make your computer unstable or unusable; enables others to record your keystrokes and steal your private data.
Viruses, worms, Trojan horses - Your computer files can be destroyed; hackers can gain control over your computer, and viruses can quickly spread to other computers
Hackers - Hackers can access your PC
without your knowledge to steal your private data or use your computer for their own purposes
Identity thieves - Thieves can steal your credit-card number, banking passwords, and more, costing you thousands of dollars
Phishing scams - Replying to a phishing scam can cause you to unknowingly provide criminals with your personal inancial information
Sexual predators - Minors providing strangers with too much personal information in chat rooms, IM sessions, and elsewhere
Privacy intrusions - Marketers and others can learn about your online habits, subjecting you to more pop-ups, identity theft is a possibility
Spam - Your inbox ills up with useless, annoying, even pornographic junk e-mail messages
Instant messaging monitoring & spam - Outsiders can spy on your conversations, send spam and more
Wireless network hackers - Hackers can log your keystrokes, steal your private data, direct you to fraudulent Web sites, and more
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