The primary element of whether or not malware is “legitimate”: When the user has no problem sharing demographics data for a product he or she enjoys using, then the malware that comes with that product is legal and acknowledged. Having said that, if a different user thereafter sits at the same computer–one that will not know the adware is there–then it’s no longer a legitimate application. The person being spied upon by way of the spyware, or perhaps made to view the pop-ups delivered by the spyware and adware, must understand as well as accept what the program will do.So what do you do when you have installed legitimate spyware but no longer want it on your computer? In most cases, simply uninstalling the software will not do the trick. The spyware will remain nested in your registry and system directory and will continue to haunt you. You will need specialized spyware removal tools in most cases. The solution I use in these kinds of situations is Reimage Online Spyware Removal.
