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AJMER
Subject – Enriching learning throughiformation and
communication technology
Spyware Spam
Adware Rootkits
Scareware
Worms
Viruses
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Virus enters your device via attached
images, greeting, audio/video files , downloads
etc.
Spyware
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Spyware is a program that gets
installed without the user’s permission.
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It monitors the user’s activities on the
internet and transmits that information to the
third party.
Adware
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A Trojan Horse is a program
containing malicious or harmful code.
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Entering a computer, it performs various
tasks like corrupting files and sending out
personal information.
Spam
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Method of flooding the internet with the
copies of the same message
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It is for the purpose of advertising,
phishing, spreading malware etc.
Rootkits