Read the article on “Spyware” and write question A-E in the correct place 1-5 

A. What is Spyware?                       B. How do I get rid of it?                 C. What can it do?

D. How does it get on to my computer?                E. Is Spyware a common problem?

1. ……           Nobody likes a computer virus, but at least you can get rid of it. And there is a lot of anti- virus software these days. It can find a virus, fix it and you can forget about it. Unfortunately the same isn’t true for spy ware.

2. ……..         Spyware is software that hides somewhere on your computer. It collects information about what you do on the Internet and passes this information to companies without your permission. If you shop on the Internet and use your credit card, you should know that some spy ware can record this information.

3. ……           Your computer can catch spy ware in lots of ways. If you open the wrong mail, or even visit the wrong website, spy ware can download itself onto your computer. And spyware often comes with free software.

4. ……           Most spy ware just collects information about your surfing habits for advertising reasons. But some spy ware can be more powerful and will often make your computer slower. Adware is a type of spy ware which is advertising software. It makes ‘pop-up’ advertisements appear while you are connected to the Internet. Not dangerous ... but very annoying.

      If this is the first time you’ve heard of spy ware, you’ve probably got some on your PC. Surveys have found that 90% of computers have several pieces of spy ware on them. And spy ware will stay on your computer for a long time, quietly collecting information and sending it back to its authors.

5. ……           There is some anti-spy ware software that will remove most of your problems. However, some anti-spy ware is spy ware itself, so be careful! For a complete list of software, go to spywarewarrior.com.