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MalwareAnd how you can handle it
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Malware Trojan
horses Spyware Adware Rootkits Viruses Worms
Software that works without the victim’s permission.
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Trojan horses
Like the ancient Greek legend. Look harmless but then do damage.
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AdwareSpyware A program hidden
on your computer that essentally spies on you and can track key presses to possibly obtain passwords or account numbers
A program which automatically
displays advertisements on
a computer without user request
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Rootkits Runs secretly. Allows the invader access to files and
folders on the infected computer. Can be used by law enforcement
officials to search a suspect’s computer.
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Viruses Are obtained through downloading an
attachment on an email from a stranger or downloading a program or file from an non-trusted website.
Cause damage to files on a computer including vital operating system components.
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Worms Worms duplicate themselves until the
amount of them is too much for the computer to handle and the computer eventually shuts down.
Can duplicate within a computer or over a network or the internet to cripple servers.
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Anti-malware programs Help protect against cyber-attacks
like viruses and worms by either preventing them from getting onto your computer or destroying them once they’re on your computer.
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Anti-malware programs
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Professional help Geek Squad Staples Tech help Local computer technicians Tech support
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