 Now, how do you see if it's actually there? On your PC, open the Task Manager. On a Mac, you're going to open Activity Monitor. Then there, you're going to see all the apps and background processes that are running on your computer. Look through the list. Now, if you see a name that you don't recognize, just search for it online to see what turns up. But let's say that you do see spyware on that list.