It's quite worrying but studies show that as soon as you connect your computer to the internet, you are over 80% more likely to get infected with spyware. It also showed that over 60% of computers are infected and the owners don't even know it. Some spyware can be quite harmless but it still goes to show the importance of free spyware removal tools.

So let's take a look at some of the more popular free spyware removal tools:

Ad Aware SE Personal

This is a completely free tool and you can download it right now, as long as you are running on a Windows operating system. It will perform a complete scan of your computer and inform you of what spyware is on there. It then gives you the option of deleting them or quarantining them, if you are unsure what they are. Ad Aware SE Personal is becoming one of the most popular free spyware removal tools and has been download over 60 million times within the last 12 months alone.

Spybot Search And Destroy (Spybot S&D)

Spybot S&D gets a lot of recognition as being able to find spyware that other tools cannot find. Many people have found that they have used other tools that cannot detect any spyware at all but as soon as they use Spybot, it finds them straight away. It is available completely free and you can download it and install it right now.

SpywareBlaster

SpywareBlaster is more of a protection tool than one to actually find spyware. It does a very good job of protecting your computer against any form of spyware but won't clean your machine if you already have been infected. Still worth having though and available for free.

These are just a few of the free spyware removal tools available on the market. Obviously some are better than others and you should research them to choose the right one for you.