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Security threats are everywhere - spyware and adware installed inadvertently over the internet, viruses transmitted through email, keyloggers penetrating your firewall, malicious code broadcast over peer-to-peer networks. Here are five threats that will reduce system performance, destabilise your system, generate unusual behaviour, modify your Windows Registry and hog your Internet bandwidth.

Security threats are everywhere: The Sources - software downloads, peer-to-peer networks (e.g., Kazaa), floppies, CD or DVDs, emails and their attachments, chat rooms, your colleagues on the network and the Internet in general. The Threats - spyware and adware installed inadvertently over the internet, viruses transmitted through email, keyloggers penetrating your firewall, malicious code broadcast over peer-to-peer networks.

Aside from the threat to the safety of your data, malware can have serious effects on your system and resource performance. Even your internet connection and network bandwidth can be at risk. Here are some examples of malware that effect system performance and how they do it. How Security Threats Affect PC Performance - IT Observer

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