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- 1MalwareMalware refers to software programs designed to damage or do other unwanted actions on a computer system.
- 2VirusesComputer viruses are small software programs that are designed to spread from one computer to another and to interfere with computer operation.
- 3WormComputer program that replicates itself in order to spread to other computers.
- 4Trojan horsesA program in which malicious or harmful code is contained inside apparently harmless programming or data in such a way that it can get control and do its chosen form of damage, such as ruining the file allocation table on your hard disk.
- 5SpywareSpyware is software that aids in gathering information about a person or organization without their knowledge and that may send such information to another entity without the consumer's consent, or that asserts control over a computer without the consumer's knowledge
- 6SpamThe term spam refers to unsolicated commercial advertisments distributed online.
- 7RiskwareRiskware is a portmanteau of risk and software to describe software whose installation and execution presents a possible but not definite risk for the computer.
- 8AdwareAdware is free software that is supported by advertisements.
- 9PhishingThe act of sending an email to a user falsely claiming to be an established legitimate enterprise in an attempt to scam the user into surrendering private information that will be used for identity theft.
- 10RootkitA rootkit is a type of software designed to hide the fact that an operating system has been compromised, sometimes by replacing vital executables
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