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safe(ish), but be suspicious of any others. Don’t click anywhere inside of a

pop-up browser window, even if it looks just like a Windows alert window or

command-line prompt—as I just mentioned, it’s probably fake and the Close

button is likely a hyperlink. Instead, use other means to close the window,

such as pressing ALT-F4 or right-clicking the browser window’s icon on the

taskbar and selecting Close.

You can also install spyware detection and removal software on your

system and run it regularly. Let’s look at how to do that.

Some spyware makers are reputable enough to include a routine for

uninstalling their software. Gator, for instance, made it fairly easy to get rid

of their programs; you just used the Windows Add/Remove Programs or

Programs and Features applet in the Control Panel. Others, however, aren’t

quite so cooperative. In fact, because spyware is so, well, sneaky, it’s entirely

possible that your system already has some installed that you don’t even

know about.

Windows comes with Windows Defender (simply called Virus & threat

protection in Windows 10, as shown in Figure 27-20), a fine tool for catching

most spyware, but it’s not perfect. You can also supplement Windows

Defender with a second spyware removal program. My personal favorite is

Malwarebytes.

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