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# A ActiveX: Control Browser plugin object designed to extend the functionality of your internet browser. Adware: Category of spyware designed to report your personal information to companies so that they can make money from it. B Browser Help Object: The BHO application programming interface exposes hooks that allow the BHO to control navigation. BHO: See Browser Help Object. C Checksum: A simple method of checking errors in data. Can also be used as a binary "signature" to identify programs. CoolWebSearch: A common Hijackware spyware, so called because it redirects your browser to a page hosted by Cool Web Search. Cookie: Small text file used to save session information from your visit to a web site. CWS: See also CoolWebSearch. D Database: System of programs and files to store data that is accesible from a program or computer user. Dialers: Dialers are a type of software typically used by vendors serving pornography via the Internet. Once dialer software is downloaded, the user is disconnected from their modem's usual Internet service provider, re-connected to another Internet service provider (new dial-up telephone number), and the user is billed at exorbitant rates. Dialers do not "spy" on their intended victims, but these malevolent programs can rack up significant long distance phone charges, costing victims time and money. DOM: Named Document Object Model is a programmatic interface to access the elements of a web page. E Exploit: Method or technique of making a program perform in a manner not intended by its programmers. F Firefox: Common "alternate" web browser to Internet Explorer made by the Mozilla Project. G Gibson,Steve: Creater of the first Anti-Spyware program in the year 2000. H Hidden Process: Computer process that is obscured from the "normal" methods of discovering what process are running on a machine. Hijackware: Spyware that directs your web browser to pages and resets your favorites and preferences against your will. Hijack This: Popular application used to fight Hijackware. Host File: File that your operating system uses to resolve web pages, can be used to redirect pages you want to visit to others by spyware. I IE: Internet Explorer J Javascript: Language used to script or control aspects of web pages programmatically, can be used by spyware. K Kazaa: Popular File Sharing Application. Keylogger: Program that logs keystrokes that you enter on your computer and sends them to a third party. L M Malware: Software that is meant to do harm to a computer system, includes many types of Spyware and Viruses. N O Opera: Popular web browser used as an alternate to Internet Explorer. P Port: "Data Slot" used by programs on the internet to communicate with one another. Popup: Window that displays without user initiation. Process: Programs that are running on your computer contain one or more processes. Q R Redirect: Code that points the browser from one location on the web to another, technique used by spyware to control pages you browse. Registry: Place where Windows keeps settings and information for the operating system and programs on the computer. S Script: Program that automates a task normally preformed by a user, can be used web pages to do malicious things to your computer. Service Pack: Software package that performs updates and fixes problems that might inhabit a program or operating system. Spyware: Spyware is software installed on your computer that spys on your personal information. Surveillanceware: A form of spyware used to spy and obtain in-depth personal information. T Tracking Cookie: Cookie used by internet marketing companies to track where you visit on the internet for marketing purposes. Trojan: Spyware or virus that masks itself as legitmate software and might install other spyware or viruses once installed on your computer. Toolbar: Set of buttons or controls that can be incorporated into your browser, used by spyware to as decoy software sometimes. U URL: Address on the internet. Usenet: Internet based forum that is freely accessible to all. V Vbscript: Popular Internet Programming language many ActiveX and viruses are written in. Virus: Program that duplicates itself and causes destructive actions to your computer software or data. W Web: World Wide Web X-Z ZoneAlarm: Popular freely availiable firewall software. |
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