Spyware

In the realm of computers Spyware refers to a wide category of software designed to intercept or take partial control of the computer system without the knowledge or consent of the Computer operator. While the term implies that the installed Spyware monitors the user, in-fact the term has come to refer to software that subverts the systems operation for the benefit of a third party.

Some forms or Spyware on infected systems include:

• The delivery of unwanted and unsolicited pop-up advertisements (Adware).
• The theft of personal information such as credit card numbers, banking account numbers etc.
• The monitoring of Web-browsing activity for marketing purposes.

Spyware has become a major security threat and will attack all most any un-protected system regardless of the users surfing habits.

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Malware

Malware is malicious software that infects un-protected systems for malicious reasons such as the destruction of data, network degradation or the rendering of systems in-operable.

The best-known types of Malware are Viruses and Worms and are known for the manner in which they spread, rather than any other particular behavior.

Originally, the term computer virus was used to describe a program which infected other executable software, while a worm transmitted

itself over a network to infect computers. Today the general distinction between viruses and worms a worm

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Virus/Worms

Computer Virus is a self-replicating computer program that spreads by inserting copies of itself into other executable code and becomes part of, another executable program or document. A computer virus requires user intervention to spread such as user opening an e-mail that contains a virus. Viruses generally do not affect network performance, as their malicious activities are mostly confined within the target computer itself.

Computer Worm is a self-replicating computer program, similar to a computer virus. Un-like a computer virus a worm is self-contained and does not need to be part of another program to propagate itself. They are often designed to exploit the file transmission capabilities found on many computers. In addition to replication, a worm may be designed to do any number of things, such as delete files on a host system, encrypt files, or send documents via e-mail. In general, worms harm the network and consume bandwidth.

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