09-02-2012, 12:37 PM
Virus & Worms – Virus Analysis
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Spyware Overview
• Spyware is a piece of software that gets installed on computer without your
consent.
• It collects your personal information without you being aware of it.
• Change how your computer or web browser is configured and bombard you with
online advertisements.
• Spyware programs are notorious for being difficult to remove on your own and
slows down your PC.
• A program gets installed in the background while you are doing something else on
Internet.
• Spware has fairly widespread because your cable modem or DSL connection is
always connected.
Difference Between Virus,Worms & Trojans
• Virus is an application that self replicates by injecting its code into other data
files.Virus spreads and attempts to consume specific targets and are normally
executables.
•Worm copies itself over a network.It is a program that views the infection point
as another computer rather than as other executables files on an already infected
computer.
• Trojan is a program that once executed performs a task other than expected.