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We’ve all heard the cliché “There’s no such thing as a free lunch.” This is as true on the Internet as anywhere else.  Adware and spyware programs, also called malware or trackware, infect 9 of out 10 Internet-connected computers.  Spyware can slow your computer to a crawl, corrupt your hard drive, or expose your private information. The most common way it gets on your computer is when you are downloading something else that claims to be free.