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What is a BOTNET?
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What is a DoS attack? What is a DDoS attack?
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What is a KEYLOGGER?
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What is a ROOTKIT?
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What is a TROJAN and where did the name come from?
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What is a “DRIVE-BY DOWNLOAD”?
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What is ADWARE?
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What is MALWARE?
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What is PHISHING?
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What is SPYWARE?

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As the name suggests, this is software that is designed to harvest your data and forward it to a third party without your consent or knowledge. Such programs may monitor key presses ('keyloggers'), collect confidential information (passwords, credit card numbers, PIN numbers, etc.), harvest e-mail addresses or track browsing habits. In addition to all of this, spyware inevitably affects your computer’s performance.
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