Internet Safety: Malware

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. Spyware
3. Adware
   1. How Adware Works
   2. Adware: Read the Small Print
   3. Dealing with Adware
   4. Adware Quiz
4. Key Loggers
5. Rogue Diallers
6. DoS Attack
7. Spam

How Adware Works

Adware spies on users and tries to display adverts based on a user's browsing habits. The software will examine words typed by the user into search engines and also the type of web pages a user visits. The software will then display adverts that will be of interest to the user.

Note: This type of advertising should not be confused with legitimate advertising that commercial interests pay for to appear on popular web sites.

Click on this link to read more about adware:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adware

Next: Adware: Read the Small Print