Spybot Search and Destroy is free anti-spyware application. It is available for download at http://www.safer-networking.org. Spyware is a term used for malicious software installed onto a person's computer, often without their consent. Websites seeking to harm or monitor users upload the code to a visitor's computer. The software then "phones home," meaning it automatically connects to the
. author's website and sends information. It can be tricky to remove, but Spybot Search and Destroy tries to make it easy to remove the bad software from your desktop or laptop PC.
