What is Spyware?
Spyware is software that monitors your computer or Internet activities, often without first obtaining your full knowledge or consent. There
are many types of Spyware, ranging from covert, invisible software that is installed on a computer by anyone wishing to spy on someone
else, to the remotely-installed Spyware, which may be installed by accessing certain web-sites along with installing freeware or music
sharing software. Once it has control of your PC, Spyware can pretty much do what it wants.
What is Adware?
Adware is software running on your computer which causes pop-up ads that appear as if they came from a web site. Some Spyware may
even utilize your analog modem on your computer to automatically dial 900 numbers.
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What is a Virus?
A virus is a program or code that replicates itself onto other files with which it comes in contact; that is, a virus can infect another
program, boot sector, partition sector, or a document that supports macros, by inserting itself or attaching itself to that medium.
Most viruses only replicate, though many can do damage to a computer system or a user's data as well.
What is a Worm?
A worm is a program that makes and facilitates the distribution of copies of itself; for example, from one disk drive to another, or by
copying itself using email or another transport mechanism. The worm may do damage and compromise the security of the computer.
It may arrive via exploitation of a system vulnerability or by clicking on an infected e-mail.
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What is a Trojan Horse?
A Trojan Horse portrays itself as something other than what it is at the point of execution. While it may advertise its activity after
launching, this information is not apparent to the user beforehand. A Trojan Horse neither replicates nor copies itself, but causes
damage or compromises the security of the computer. A Trojan Horse must be sent by someone or carried by another program and
may arrive in the form of a joke program or software of some sort. The malicious functionality of a Trojan Horse may be anything
undesirable for a computer user, including data destruction or compromising a system by providing a means for another computer
to gain access, thus bypassing normal access controls.
As many companies advertise to remove Spyware, Adware and Viruses for a flat fee, many of them do not remove the infections
completely and fail to most importantly minimize exposure. With this being said, they will be back again to remove what was once
before considered fixed.
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