[Game_Freak]

Hey!
I have some questions to ask about malware! Well here we go!
Whats are the following and purpose:
Spyware: Steals private information!
Adware: Pop-ups! But what do the creators get out of this?
Virus: Stuffs your computer up!
Trojans: No idea!
HiJackers: Hijacks computer!

Any other names?

[Advertisements]

a program that appears desirable but actually contains something harmful; "the contents of a trojan can be a virus or a worm"; "when he downloaded the free game it turned out to be a trojan horse"

http://wordnet.princ.../webwn?s=trojan

a software program capable of reproducing itself that can spread from one computer to the next over a network; "worms take advantage of automatic file sending and receiving features found on many computers"

http://wordnet.princ...rl/webwn?s=worm

When in doubt, Google it.
As the search type define:word replacing "word" with whatever you want to define.

Edited by NullWolf, 08 October 2005 - 07:57 AM.

[NullWolf]

a program that appears desirable but actually contains something harmful; "the contents of a trojan can be a virus or a worm"; "when he downloaded the free game it turned out to be a trojan horse"

http://wordnet.princ.../webwn?s=trojan

a software program capable of reproducing itself that can spread from one computer to the next over a network; "worms take advantage of automatic file sending and receiving features found on many computers"

http://wordnet.princ...rl/webwn?s=worm

When in doubt, Google it.
As the search type define:word replacing "word" with whatever you want to define.

Edited by NullWolf, 08 October 2005 - 07:57 AM.