Spyware, Adware & Malware

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Spyware, Adware Spyware, Adware & & Malware Malware JEEP HOBSON JEEP HOBSON ITE-130 ITE-130 SPRING 2007 SPRING 2007

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Spyware, Adware & Malware. JEEP HOBSON ITE-130 SPRING 2007. Is software that collects your personal information about your user habits without your consent. SPYWARE. Techniques. Logging Keystrokes Recording Internet Web Browsing History Scanning Documents on the Computer’s Hard Disk. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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MalwareMalware

JEEP HOBSONJEEP HOBSONITE-130ITE-130

SPRING 2007SPRING 2007

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SPYWARESPYWARE

Is software Is software that collects that collects your personal your personal information information about your about your user habits user habits without your without your consent.consent.

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TechniquesTechniques

Logging KeystrokesLogging KeystrokesRecording Internet Web Browsing Recording Internet Web Browsing

HistoryHistoryScanning Documents on the Scanning Documents on the

Computer’s Hard DiskComputer’s Hard Disk

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PurposePurpose

Purposes range from overtly Purposes range from overtly criminal ( the theft of passwords criminal ( the theft of passwords and financial details) to the and financial details) to the merely annoying (recording merely annoying (recording Internet search history for Internet search history for targeted advertising, while targeted advertising, while consuming computer resourcesconsuming computer resources

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AdwareAdware

Is any software application in Is any software application in which advertising banners are which advertising banners are displayed while the programming displayed while the programming is runningis running

The ads can be viewed through The ads can be viewed through pop-up windows or through a bar pop-up windows or through a bar that appears on a computer that appears on a computer screenscreen

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MalwareMalware

Is a type of programming Is a type of programming intended to cause harmintended to cause harm

Malware is designed to send Malware is designed to send itself from your e-mail account to itself from your e-mail account to all the friends and colleagues in all the friends and colleagues in your address book your address book

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InfectionInfection

Results of malware infection Results of malware infection include wasted resources, include wasted resources, compromised systems, lack of compromised systems, lack of regulatory compliance, lost or regulatory compliance, lost or stolen data, and the loss if user stolen data, and the loss if user and client confidenceand client confidence

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Common Types of MalwareCommon Types of Malware

VirusesVirusesWormsWormsTrojansTrojansSpywareSpywareBrowser Browser

HijackersHijackers

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PreventionPrevention

Programs have been developed Programs have been developed in order to detect, quarantine, in order to detect, quarantine, and remove ad-ware as well as and remove ad-ware as well as spy-warespy-ware

Keep up-to-date security patches Keep up-to-date security patches and operating system updates and operating system updates from Windows Updatefrom Windows Update

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PreventionPrevention

Use an alternative Use an alternative web browserweb browser

Install ad-blocking Install ad-blocking softwaresoftware