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Internet Jargon Busters
Adware
is an advertising software, which often bundled with freeware downloads. Adware slows download your
computer performance, since it tracks your Internet surfing habits to target ads designed specifically
to appeal to you. It can deliver advertising popups on your computer screen and send you spam email.
Computer Virus
is a computer program designed to replicate itself to do harmful things to your computer system that
can corrupt information and programs.
Key logger
A software or hardware that is designed to record everyting you type on your computer keyboard.
Some spyware programs secretly install key loggers on users' computer system to capture account number,
passwords and other financial information.
Malicious Dialers
is a software used to dial long-distance or toll numbers without your consent and active involvement,
resulting in unexpected huge phone charges.
Malware
is a generic term for any malicious software such as computer viruses, worms and spyware.
Spam
is an Internet slang for when someone indiscriminately sends the same email message to various newsgroups
or to people who would not otherwise choose to receive it.
Spyware
is a software installed without your knowledge or consent, which is used to track your computer usage
and online activities.
Trojan
is short for "Trojan Horse", which is malicious code disguised as a benign program to
launch its devious payload when you run the program.
Worm
is a code that replicates itself that cause damage to the computers it infects.
A mass-mailing worm uses email to replicate itself.
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