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Adware detection technology
accumulated with V3 development and operation
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Fast pattern updates provided
by AhnLab Security Response Center |
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Detection of unknown adware
and spyware |
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Various diagnostic methods
including registry scan and file size
checking |
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Easy-to-use UI |
| System
requirements |
| Operating System |
Windows
9X, Windows ME, Windows 2000 Professional,
Windows XP Home Edition,
Windows XP Professional (Windows
XP Professional 64bit Edition is
not supported), Windows Vista |
| Web Browser
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Windows Internet Explorer 5.01 SP2
or higher |
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Start MySpyZero and select
Scan/Repair in the menu. |
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In Scan, select items to scan. Click
Scan to scan for spyware. |
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Check the number of potentially harmful
program detected and click the potentially
harmful program to repair. If you click
all, all of the malicious programs will
be repaired. If you would like to cancel
your selection, click Cancel. |
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After the repairing is finished, the
window appear to let you know that the
repairing has been finished. If you click
OK, it will go back to the Scan/Repair
window. |
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In System Cleanup menu, click to delete
files that spyware can disclose or use
for malicious purpose. |
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If an error continues to occur when
no malicious program is detected, click
AhnLab.com in upper right corner and contact
Customer Support. |
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You can check the results for scanning,
repairing, and other tasks in Recent Activity
in the order of date the tasks were performed. |
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Scan/Repair |
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After starting MySpyZero,
scan your computer for malicious code
infection and if any of your files are
infected by malicious codes, repair them.
Caution: To perform the scanning properly,
you must log in as an account with administrator’s
privilege.
Select scan item: Select items to run
malicious code scan/repair. |
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Quick Scan (Required):
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If you select Quick scan (Required),
files and registry that have high risk
of being infected with malicious codes
will be automatically scanned. This mandatory
option cannot be disabled. |
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Custom Scan |
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If you select Custom scan, you can select
hard disk or folders you want for scanning.
Click Custom scan, and click the plus
sign (+) to select hard disk drive and
folder for scanning. |
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Home page |
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If Microsoft Internet Explorer is infected
by a potentially harmful program and its
homepage address is changed to to other
without your consent. If you click Repair
after scanning, the message displays “Enter
the address to use for your home page.
The home page will be changed to this
address after repairing”. Enter
the address that you want to use for Microsoft
Internet Explorer homepage. |
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Report
the new unwanted program |
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When an error occurred in you computer
although no potentially harmful program
is found by MySpyZero scan, please describe
the symptoms in detail and submit to AhnLab.
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System
Cleanup |
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Potentially harmful program may disclose
your private information temporarily saved
in your computer or exploit those information
for malicious purposes. Please periodically
clean up your system to protect your important
private information safely and optimize
your system storage space. |
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Quarantine |
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A potentially harmful program that has
been repaired will be deleted and stored
in the quarantine for certain period.
You can restore the potentially harmful
program when an error occurs in your computer
after repairing or important personal
data is damaged. |
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Recent
Activity |
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The Recent Activity shows the history
of scan/repair, real-time detection, system
clean up, and other tasks done in order
of the date the task were performed.
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What
is Spyware? |
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Spyware is classified as a kind of program
that violates a user’s privacy and
is potentially harmful.
Spyware can be divided into Trackware
or Adware. Trackware is a program that
collects the condition of a user’s
Internet use, and Adware is a program
that pops up advertisement windows in
a user’s computer. Both programs
are not initially designed out of malevolence
and installed with the agreement of a
user, but many times users are not aware
of that they have agreed.
Spyware is not designed to release any
of the user’s personal information
but it collects the user’s habit
history. During this process, a user’s
personal information may be disclosed.
From a user’s perspective, any unwanted
program that has been installed without
the user’s explicit knowledge is
classified as Spyware. |
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How is
Spyware different from Viruses? |
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Usually viruses are referred to all
harmful programs. Viruses inflict damage
to the files and operating system of a
computer system. Spyware do not cause
any harmful damage to a computer system,
it only discloses personal and private
information of a computer user. |
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What are
the problems caused by Spyware? |
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Spyware can cause following problems:
- Possibility of disclosing one’s
personal information.
- Slowing down the performance of the
computer system
- Possibility of a bug causing various
system problems and errors
- The feeling of insecurity. |
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How do
I protect myself from Spyware? |
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You can protect yourself from Spyware
by following the steps below:
- Use Window update sites to install main
update and service packs;
(http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com)
- Do not read spam mails and delete them
all
- Visit reliable websites
- Install ActiveX Controls only from reliable
homepages
- Install an Anti-Spyware program such
as MySpyZero |
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What are
the basic requirements to run MySpyZero?
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The system requirements to run MySpyZero
are as follows:
- CPU: Pentium 266 MHz or higher.
- OS: Windows 98, Windows 98SE, ME, Windows
2000 Pro,
Windows XP Home, Windows XP Professional
- RAM: 32MB or higher
- HDD: 50MB or higher |
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How do
I remove the program completely? |
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If an error occurs due to problems with
the network, during program installation,
or you no longer want to use the program
and want to remove MySpyZero completely,
then please use the removal program provided.
Before removing the program, you must
stop running MySpyZero and also close
the web browser through which you installed
MySpyZero. |
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