Internet Safety: Malware

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. Spyware
   1. Drive-By Downloads
   2. Dealing with Spyware
   3. Spyware Clues
   4. Anti-Spyware
   5. How Anti-Spyware Software Works
   6. Spyware Quiz 1
   7. Spyware Quiz 2
   8. Spyware Activity 1
   9. Spyware Activity 2
3. Adware
4. Key Loggers
5. Rogue Diallers
6. DoS Attack
7. Spam

Spyware

One type of malware that is becoming more and more common is called spyware.

Spyware programs are usually hidden among other programs or can be unwittingly downloaded to a user's system when certain websites are visited. This is known as drive-by downloading.

Once the spyware is installed it remains invisible to the user and secretly monitors the user's system and the user's activities. The spyware can transmit personal information back to the remote spy.

File-sharing programs are notorious for being bundled with (delivered along with) spyware. Some versions of Kazaa will even refuse to work if the bundled spyware is disabled.

Click on this link to read more about spyware:

Click on this link to view the Microsoft video on Spyware

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