1) Computer network security 2) Computer security threat 3) Computer-security threat 4) Intrusive PC programs 5) Invasive computer program 6) Invasive programs 7) Some malicious programs 8) Troublesome computer programs 9) Type of malware 10) What many cookies are
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1) Sypware
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Spyware 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. `Spyware` is mostly classified into four types: system monitors, trojans, ad...
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Spyware is a wide range of unwanted programs that exploit infected computers for commercial gain. They can deliver unsolicited pop-up advertisements, steal personal information (including financial information such as credit card numbers), monitor web-browsing activity for marketing purposes, or route HTTP requests to advertising sites.
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Computer software designed to get information from a PC without the user's informed consent. It may used for criminal (e.g. theft of credit card details) or other purposes, including commercial objectives, such as monitoring internet use in order to assist targeting, or deliver unsolicited advertising. Term is interchangeable with adware and malwar...
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(from the article `Computers and Information Systems`) ...behaviour (such as creating Internet viruses and worms) to seeking monetary gain, primarily through information theft. Such theft often was ... Some of the threats posed to computer security were illustrated in June when a flaw in Microsoft`s Internet Explorer Web browser was exp...
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Software that monitors the activities of a user,
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Software that is inadvertently downloaded onto the company by the user. Usually it is created to spy on the user. Often used to observe the web searching habits of users but more maliciously used to harvest usernames and passwords for the purposes of fraud.
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A somewhat vague term generally referring to software that is secretly installed on a users computer and that monitors use of the computer in some way without the users' knowledge or consent. Most spyware tries to get the user to view advertising and/or particular web pages. Some spyware also sends information about the user to another machine over...
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Spyware is a computer term for software that may or may not display advertisements when it is running. If the host computer is not connected to the internet when running, the software attempts to make a connection and ' call home'. If the host computer is connected to the internet, information is transmitted to unknown parties regarding the buying ...
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noun computer software that obtains information from a user`s computer without the user`s knowledge or consent
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Cookies or programs that track your surfing habits and use your internet connection to send this data to a third party. They can profile your shopping preferences, hijack your browser start page or pages, alter important system files, and can do this without your knowledge or permission. The security and privacy implications of these exploits shou....
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another term for Adware.
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