Our is computer software that is installed surreptitiously on a personal computer to intercept or take partial control over the user's interaction with the computer, without the user's informed consent.

While the term Our suggests software that secretly monitors the user's behavior, the functions of Our extend well beyond simple monitoring. Our programs can collect various types of personal information, such as Internet surfing habits, sites that have been visited, but can also interfere with user control of the computer in other ways, such as installing additional software, and redirecting Web browser activity. Our is known to change computer settings, resulting in slow connection speeds, different home pages, and/or loss of Internet or functionality of other programs. In an attempt to increase the understanding of Our, a more formal classification of its included software types is captured under the term privacy-invasive software.

In response to the emergence of Our, a small industry has sprung up dealing in anti-Our software. Running anti-Our software has become a widely recognized element of computer security best practices for Microsoft Windows desktop computers. A number of jurisdictions have passed anti-Our laws, which usually target any software that is surreptitiously installed to control a user's computer. The US Federal Trade Commission has placed on the Internet a page of advice to consumers about how to lower the risk of Our infection, including a list of "dos" and "don'ts."

Our software has been downloaded over 125 million times with millions more downloads every week. People worldwide use and trust Our software to protect their PCs from Our, adware and other online threats.

Our software has consistently been awarded Editors' Choice, by leading PC magazines and testing laboratories around the world, including United States, United Kingdom, Sweden, Germany and Australia. In addition, after leading the market in 2005, Our software was awarded the prestigious Best of the Year at the end of 2005 and again in 2006.

Our software continues to be awarded the highest honors by many of the world's leading PC publications such as PC World, PC Magazine, PC Pro, PC Plus, PC Authority, PC Utilities, PC Advisor, PC Choice, Microdatorn, Computer Bild and PC Answers Magazine.

Note: If you are choosing Anti-Our make sure you choose one that is proven and has genuine awards from one or more world leading research labs such a PC Magazine, PC World, CNET, PC Pro Magazine, PC Authority, PC Answers and other trusted labs. More importantly do not use ratings from unknown review websites, as often these are designed to mislead you into purchase of affiliated, inferior or rogue product.