A Trojan horse replaces all or part of the legitimate software with the intent of carrying out some harm to the user’s computer system.

Anti-virus, Anti-spyware:

Adware is a type of malware. At its least dangerous it will attempt to flood an end-user with unwanted advertising.

Spyware is software that gathers information by monitoring a user’s activities carried out on their computer.

two similar but different types of cybercrime.Phishing involves sending deceptive communication. Pharming is a more advanced method that manipulates DNS records

Viruses are programs or program code that replicate (copies themselves) with the intention of deleting or corrupting files

Data interception is a form of stealing data by tapping into a wired or wireless communication link.

at least one capital letter,  at least one numerical value,  at least one other keyboard character

Worms are a type of stand-alone malware that can self-replicate.

If a hacker wants to ‘crack’ your password, they can systematically try all the different combinations of letters, numbers and other symbols until eventually

Distributed Denial of Service

administrator, standart, guest