Adware:
Programs that relay
your personal information and internet browsing patterns
from your PC to another PC for advertising purposes. Adware
are software applications that display advertising banners
and pop-ups. If you get inundated with pop-ups chances are
you have been infected by adware.
Spyware:
Individual programs
that embed themselves within your computer and monitor
your internet browsing activites. They can "spy"
on your confidential information (ie. passwords, credit
card info, etc).
Trojan:
Software that breaks
through computer security and disguises itself as something
benign, such as a game or directory lister. Trojans do not
replicate themselves and are usually installed by "freeware
and shareware" programs. They are detected as backdoor.
Spybot Worm:
The spybot worm is
a virus that attacks your computer system through Instant
Messenger or Kazaa. If you are infected by spybot then
your anti-virus software may become disabled.
Malware:
It is the short term
for malicious software. Malware are more commonly referred
as viruses, trojans, and worms. Malware self-propagates
and hide themselves within another program. Malware are
designed to annoy but they have been known to wipe out the
an entire hard drive. The most common form of being infected
by Malware is through openning of an email attachment.
