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Originally written by Zephyr Tempest, the Wielder of Ice: I think my computer might have spyware. But Sophos Anti-virus can't detect it! How could my computer have gotten spyware? And what is spyware? Judging by what I've heard, it's bad.
Gah!
Spyware, as the name would suggest, is software that spies on you. Virus detectors won't detect spyware programs because they're not viruses! Half the time you unknowingly put them on your computer yourself in the process of installing something.
To get rid of it, install AdAware