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Safe computing - Your responsibility.
By: Robert Patero , Posted On: 2007-12-28

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Malware is a generic t

rm for software written for the s

le purpose of malicious intent. Malware is m

licious code downloaded to your computer, and it can g

ve the operator a truly alarming d

gree of control over your system, n

twork, and files - all without y

ur knowledge. Malware is software written to

nfiltrate and/or damage a computer without the

wner's consent. Malware is a combination of the w

rds 'malicious' and 'software' and is a p

ece of software (computer program) written by s

meone with mischievous or, more usually, m

licious intent.
Open nets
Trojan horses also known as dr

ppers are used to start off a w

rm outbreak, by injecting the worm

nto users' computer. A worm, on the

ther hand, is a program which tr

nsmits itself over a network to

nfect other computers. One of the m

st common ways that spyware is d

stributed is as a Trojan horse, b

ndled with a piece of desirable s

ftware that the user downloads from the web or a P2P f

le-trading network.
Most early infectious programs, including the f

rst Internet worm and a number of MS-DOS v

ruses, were written as experiments or pr

nks intended to be fun or m

rely annoying instead of cause serious d

mage. However, since the rise of br

adband internet , more damaging software has b

en written for a profit motive. S

ftware offering to speed up the

nternet will probably contain adware. Some m

lware will interrupt your internet connection or

ven make your PC to hang. Int

rnet trojan horse programs, spyware, keyloggers, r

otkits, pseudorootkits, hijackers, adware, annoyware, email r

lays, spam proxies, spam relays, scam d

wnloads and email/spam robots are perhaps the gr

atest security threat to individuals and

nstitutional networks in existence.
Email
Email will still be an

mportant vector for malware authors, though the r

sing adoption of email server security is m

king malware writers turn to other r

utes for infection. Emailed malware is

lso looking more sophisticated and people who

ssume they can identify any infected

mails through poor spelling,poor grammar or s

spicious subjects will be caught out. Be c

reful about any attachments, specially those th

t you receive from unknown sources. You sh

uld also be careful with attachments fr

m those you know. Never open any

ttachment you are not expecting to r

ceive, even if it appears to c

me from a co-worker (in general you c

nnot spot malware by reading the t

xt of a mail message, unless y

ur patching is out of date). By 2000, the gr

wth of email gave malware an

ffective way to new machines.
Malware is a c

tch-all term for various dangerous software,

ncluding adware, spyware and browser hijacking s

ftware. Malware is usually included with 'sp

m' and avoiding this will reduce y

ur exposure to malware. Malware is now b

ing made for every possible platform, c

mmunications channel and businesses that do not

pdate their systems often or fail to use s

curity software and internet protection programs w

ll find themselves at risk of g

tting infected.
Any one not investing in s

curity software, will eventually get infected. Th

t's the hard truth! Maybe your PC is

lready infected... You may scan your PC for FREE h

re: SpywareRemover or AntiSpyware 2007.

The article Safe computing - Your responsibility. was Submitted by Robert Patero through Articles.GetACoder.com network. Here's the additional information: Robert Patero is a cmputer scientist/programmer, adviser and internet veteran. In his dily job he works mostly with scurity and programming. He has extensive knwledge about computers and the internet. He rcommends a FREE scan with: SpywareBot / SpywareRemover / AntiSpyware 2007 .

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