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December 06 Malware & BadwareWHAT IS MALWARE & BADWARE
Malware which is the same as badware is the slang word for malicious software. Malware is a generic term for software that works in such a way that it disregerds the way a user uses there pc. It is designed with the intent of disrupting or damaging a computer system. It covers all types of applications including
Spyware, Adware, Trojans, Software that steals data, pop-up ads, system monitors, browser hijackers, etc. Some malware products are completely hidden, Some products have to play two roles providing some useful actions and some totally useless. Here is a list of Malware types !
WHAT MALWARE CAN DO AND ITS WARNING SIGNS:
MALWARE INSTALLATION
SPYWARE Spyware is a specific type of malware, its a covert software program which scans or monitors activities on a computer or system, online or offline doesnt matter It transmits the gathered information to other computers or locations on the internet. This informtion is usually collected and sent to third-parties, often with malicious intent, without the user even knowing, spyware can also make changes to the users computer on wich it is installed. Among the different types of malware there are spyware is one of the worst. WHAT SPYWARE CAN DO! Spyware can collect information and send it to the attacker (all the above apply to Spyware) this can be a major problem if you use internet banking at the worse case, then can do as little as tracking cookies, mostly the actions of Spyware programs are just simply annoying like degrading the performance of the users computer by effecting the pc speed. You can check the danger or risk of a Spyware program if detected on your pc at these websites Not all Spyware is bad though to some they Spyware can be very useful Example: a users online activitie scan be monitored and used to target ads or steer the user to websites that can provide goods or service the the user wishes to see or can benifit from in some way. May i add that once permission is granted, covert software cannot be called Spyware! HOW IS SPYWARE INSTALLED There are so many ways that Spyware can be installed onto a machine most will work in stealth mode. The most common way is via an internet connection with so many computers conected to the internet its an easy threat for infection. As stated in the previous section Spyware can be installed through viruses, worms, adware, Trojan horse programs, Keyloggers, and obviously websites, some tricks to install spyware could be :
LEADING ANTI-SPYWARE TOOLS
Most of the Anti-Spyware above do a free version , Personally i use Utorrent to get the full version FREE FREE being the importance word there SPAM - PHISHING - IM's
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