Protect Computer System

Today, more and more people are using their computers for everything from communication to online banking and investing to shopping.
 
As we do these things on a more regular basis, we open ourselves up to potential hackers, attackers and crackers. While some may be looking to phish your personal information and identity for resale, others simply just want to use your computer as a platform from which to attack other unknowing targets.

How prevalent is Spam? According to Scott McAdams, OMA Public Affairs and Communications Department (www.oma.org):
 

“Studies show unsolicited or “junk” e-ail, known as spamm, accounts for roughly half of all e-mail messages received. Although once regarded as little more than
a nuisance, the prevalence of spam has increased to the point where many users have begun to express a general lack of confidence in the effectiveness of e-mail transmissions, and increased concern over the spread of computer viruses via unsolicited messages.”

Spyware and Adware are not only an ever-increasing nuisance for computer users everywhere, but also a booming industry.
 
According to Webroot Software, Inc., the distribution of online advertisements through spyware and adware has become a whopping $2 billion industry.