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.

Click on the following link to read more about spyware: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spyware

Click on this link to view the Microsoft video on Spyware: http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/videos/default.mspx

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