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Perfect Keylogger -Protecting Your PC from The Spyware

Technology means there is problem or bad side of that technology. Now-a-days internet related problems arise too much. No one will escape fully from it never or till now. But knowing the nature of problems users can easily avoid them to protect them and their pc. To know the internet related threats or problems internet is the best way. There are lots of useful websites about it. Here are few following terms of threat as follows:

Adware - Software which is offered for free, but that regularly interrupt you with advertisements.

Blended threat - Malware that uses a variety of methods to maximize its chances of replicating and/or taking control of personal computer..

Botnet - A network of computers that has been infected with malware and is being controlled remotely for devious purposes (eg sending spam, or for use in denial-of-service attacks on corporate websites).

Identity Theft - Stealing confidential and personal information (eg credit card numbers, bank account numbers, system passwords) and using that information for criminal activity.

Key logger- is a Software that tracks all your keystroke and sends it through the internet to another party.

Malware - Any kind of computer code with malicious intent, including viruses, worms, spy ware and Trojans.

Phishing - Attempting to access private information (eg passwords) by masquerading through email as a trustworthy person or company.

Ransomware - Type of program which encrypts data on a computer, then payment is demanded to unencrypt those information.

Rootkit - Program that conceals its presence on a computer, thus enabling hacking and information theft without the user's knowledge.

Spyware - Program that attempts to track activities on user's PC.

Trojan - A program that appears itself as something else (eg a useful utility) as a distribution tactic and makes pc slower.

Virus - Self replicating code which can often perform tasks such as hard disc formatting, personal information theft, file damaging etc.

Worm - Malware code that replicates itself via network vulnerabilities.

>> By Walid Hassan

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