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- 1Malware refers to software programs designed to damage or do other unwanted actions on a computer system.
- 2Adware:. The least dangerous and most lucrative Malware. Adware displays ads on your computer.
- 3Spyware:. Spyware is software that spies on you, tracking your internet activities in order to send advertising (Adware) back to your system.
- 4Virus: A virus is a contagious program or code that attaches itself to another piece of software, and then reproduces itself when that software is run. Most often this is spread by sharing software or files between computers.
- 5Worm: A program that replicates itself and destroys data and files on the computer. Worms work to “eat” the system operating files and data files until the drive is empty.
- 6Trojan: The most dangerous Malware. Trojans are written with the purpose of discovering your financial information, taking over your computer’s system resources
- 7Rootkit: It is the hardest of all Malware to detect and therefore to remove, It is designed to permit the other information gathering Malware in to get the identity information from your computer without you realizing anything is going on.
- 8Backdoors: Backdoors are much the same as Trojans or worms, except that they open a “backdoor” onto a computer, providing a network connection for hackers or other Malware to enter or for viruses or SPAM to be sent.
- 9Keyloggers: Records everything you type on your PC in order to glean your log-in names, passwords, and other sensitive information, and send it on to the source of the keylogging program. Many times keyloggers are used by corporations and parents to acquire computer usage information.
- 10Rogue security software: This one deceives or misleads users. It pretends to be a good program to remove Malware infections, but all the while it is the Malware. Often it will turn off the real Anti-Virus software.
- 11Browser Hijacker: This dangerous Malware will redirect your normal search activity and give you the results the developers want you to see. Its intention is to make money off your web surfing.
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- Flashcards on Untitled, created by isabelagavitara on 20/11/2014.
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- isabelagavitara · Nov 2014
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