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card numbers. These programs can then send your
compromised data to other people.
Adware displays advertisements on your computer and
collects information about your Web browsing habits.
It then gives this data to companies that can send you
advertisements based on these preferences.
Tracking cookies are the small files that programs can
place on your computer to track your computing
activities. Tracking cookies can then report that
information back to a third party.
Some programs rely on other programs that are
classified as security risks to function. For example, a
shareware or freeware program that you download
might use adware to keep its price low. In this case,
you might want to allow the security risk program to
remain on your computer. Also, you might need to
restore the security risk program if Spyware Protection
has removed it.
Norton Internet Security allows joke programs and
other low-risk items to be installed on your computer
by default. You can change your settings in the Settings
window so that Norton Internet Security detects these
security risks.
Checking Antispyware settings
While the default settings provide maximum protection
from spyware, adware and other security risks, these
settings are customizable.
To check Antispyware settings
1
In the Norton Internet Security main window, click
Settings.
2
Under Real Time Protection, in the Antispyware
row, click Configure.
3
In the Antispyware window, check the category of
security risks that you want Antispyware to detect.
4
Click OK.
283Protecting Internet activities
About the types of security risks