Our programs are distributed as "shareware". The very concept of shareware distribution is to provide you with software so you can "try before you buy", and the effort of its developers will be rewarded, too. When you think about it, the opportunity to try before you buy is the ultimate guarantee that the product will be useful and of high quality. When you support a shareware distributor, you support this very concept. Thank you for understanding it.

Spyware is computer software that is installed surreptitiously on a personal computer to intercept or take partial control over the user's interaction with the computer, without the user's informed consent.

Spyware can be used to:

• elicit identity theft;
• transmit your passwords;
• transmit confidential files;
• display advertisements on your desktop;
• display annoying popup windows and advertisements;
• gather credit card information;
• change your browser home page;
• alter links inside Web search results;
• install new Internet Explorer toolbars;
• install yet more unwanted software;
• make your modem dial expensive phone numbers in remote countries while you think you are just connecting to the Internet;
• cause your computer to be slow and unstable;
• cause Internet connection problems.

Spyware infects more than 90% of home PCs. If you download free games, music, movies and software, or simply browse the Internet, your computer is likely to be infected.

Antispyware software refers to programs which detect, block and remove spyware and adware. They are an essential part of Internet security. Antispyware software programs help you fight spyware including keystroke loggers (keyloggers), malware, browser parasites, unsolicited commercial software, scumware, homepage hijackers, and dialers.