The Effects of Spyware & Adware
Spyware and adware are terms that are used to describe undesired programs that may be installed on your computer without your knowledge. This installation could be imbedded in with another program that you actually do want to install. It could also occur when you travel to a certain website. This website may automatically download the unwanted files as part of the loading of the website.
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Spyware Definition
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"Spyware" is a term that refers generally to programs that "spy" on your computer, including recording which websites you visit.
Adware Definition
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"Adware" refers to programs that are focused on advertising a certain product or website to the user; often through the use of "pop-up" windows.
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Type of Adware
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"Coolwebsites" is an example of an adware program; this program can change your webpage to a potentially dangerous site that the program wishes to advertise.
Type of Spyware
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A "keylogger" is a type of spyware program that records all of the keys that the user types during a particular day; and then send this information to a third party without the user's permission.
Effects
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Adware and spyware can seriously slow down a computer's operation if enough of them are running at the same time.
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