You don’t have to be able to create a search engine to use it, and their interface is designed with that in mind. Here are some quick considerations that should help any domestic trade.

1.If searching for a regional product, use a regional engine. If you live in Sweden and want information on an Swedish product, use Google.se for example. This is of particular benefit if something regional is to be delivered to your door. Importing from another country would be impractical, as would a search on global web.

2.If you don’t know name of a regional engine, then “ask” global engine. Example: Type in google and sweden.

3. If you need some information on RUBBER SHOES, then type it into search box but place inverted commas around it. Example: “rubber shoes”. With inverted commas, results will be returned with rubber and shoes, in juxtaposition. Without inverted commas, results can be from web pages that have word, rubber, and word, shoes, anywhere on same page. Example: A fairy tale may recount a rubber dingy, and leather shoes in an unrelated sentence. That is fair game from a perspective of an engine, and a legitimate match. It may be of no use to searcher, though.

What is a Spyware?

Spyware – also named Malware or Adware – are malicious software programs, which most of time get installed on your computer without your knowledge. These programs are capable of doing many outrageous, sinister things to your computer such as changing computer settings, tracking your online behavior, monitoring and controlling your computer, recording your keystrokes, displaying unwanted advertisement and reporting needed information back to person behind it.

The main types of Spyware are:

Key loggers: This type of Spyware copies everything you type to a file and send it to hacker. The more sophisticated type, which is used for identity theft, copies information you provide when you are connected to a secure website.

Browser hijacker: It modifies browser settings without your permission. This Spyware is capable of changing your start page, search page, search tool bar and redirect your url to specific pages.

Email redirector: Surreptitiously copies all your incoming and outgoing emails and sends to hacker.

Dialers: This spyware install themselves to your dial-up settings and dials numbers without your knowledge, often to out of country numbers.

Collectware: The purpose of this Spyware is to track your surfing habit and transmitting statistical data to hacker. This information later gets sold to advertisement companies.

Adware: This Spyware downloads all sorts of banner advertisements every time you take some action such as typing a word on your search tool.

Why my antivirus program does not block a Spyware?

Although, Spyware uses same tactics like “Trojan” virus, technically it is not a virus. A virus is a program written to create trouble or possibly harm your computer system. Viruses are capable of replicate, evolve and cause severe damages to your computer files, registry or even hardware. Spyware, on other hand, does not harm your computer intentionally. Any nuisance like system slow down is collateral damage, which occurs while Spyware serves its mission of monitoring your activities and making unwanted changes to your user experience.

People rarely read fine prints of user agreements while downloading a file, a program, a game or other free stuffs from Internet. Unethical sites use this to their advantage and add tiny Spyware with file you are downloading.