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Unit III · Part 9

Chapter 3: CHAPTER 9 · Computer Applications

Malicious spyware is used to describe the Trojan application that was created by cybercriminals to spy on their victims. Computer worm: A computer worm is a software program that can copy itself from one computer to another, without human interaction. Botnet: A botnet is a group of computers connected to the Internet that have been compromised by a hacker using a computer virus or Trojan horse. An individual computer in the group is known as a “zombie“ computer.

Spam: Spam in the security context is primarily used to describe email spam. Unwanted Chapter Pages messages in your email inbox. Spam, or electronic junk mail, is a nuisance as it can clutter your mailbox as well as potentially take up space on your mail server. Phishing: Phishing scams are fraudulent attempts by cybercriminals to obtain private information.

Phishing scams often appear in the guise of email messages designed to appear as though they are from legitimate sources. For example, the message would try to lure you into giving your personal information by pretending that your bank or email service provider is updating its website and that you must click on the link in the email to verify your account information and password details. Rootkit: A rootkit is a collection of tools that are used to obtain administrator-level access to a computer or a network of computers. A rootkit could be installed on your computer by a cybercriminal exploiting a vulnerability or security hole in a legitimate application on your PC and may contain spyware that monitors and records keystrokes.

. . Browsers Looking for information on the internet is called surfing or browsing . To browse the internet, a software called the web browser or browser is used.

E-commerce, social media, and many other things we take for granted today would be impossible without internet browsers.Web browsers translates HTML documents of the website and allows to view it on the screen. . . Familiar Internet Browser .

Google Chrome is a freeware familiar web browser developed by Google Inc . It is best for its speed,

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