Mainly, identity theft and cyber-robbery. It can collect your bank info, social security number, passwords, and other private information, as well as your name, address, phone number, and other less private information.
Spy-ware in general can result in computer hacking (less common) account hacking (very common - Usually money is stolen, or item are bought in your name and charged to you, but they receive the items) or even blackmail, depending on what is collected.
a. Adware or spyware
spyware
SCAN THE COMPUTERS AND REMOVE ALL THE SPYWARE AND VIRUSES ON YOUR COMPUTER
it can hurt and harm your computer and make it CRASHH. kpb<3
Spyware is not destructive like a virus or other malware. It doesn't harm you computer or files, but it may transmit information to places you don''t want it to go.
hacking, spyware, compter worms, downloader viruses things like that. etc. In short a lot.
PostBuild.exe, is a Virus/Trojan, it goes under PostBuild, and can harm you computer, i would do a scan with a Anti-Spyware program.
Yes.
The advantage of AVG is it would guard the entire system from harm such as worm, trojan, spyware and malware.
Yes, any type of virus has the potential to destroy a hard drive.
The potential for baseline harm in this situation refers to the possibility of negative consequences or damage that could occur as a result of the current circumstances or starting point.
Spyware can invade your privacy by collecting information about you from your computer. It can also slow your computer way down, even to a crawl, depending on how much you have accumulated. Make sure you regularly scan your computer for malicious adware and spyware. Without trying to sound alarmist, it's just about the cyber-equivalent of a home invasion.