Trojans
In the context of computer software, a Trojan horse is a program that installs malicious software while under the guise of doing something else. Though not limited in their payload, Trojan horses are more notorious for installing backdoor programs which allow unauthorized non permissible remote access to the victim's machine by unwanted parties - normally with malicious intentions. Unlike a computer virus, a Trojan horse does not propagate by inserting its code into other computer files. The term is derived from the classical myth of the Trojan Horse. Like the mythical Trojan Horse, the malicious code is hidden in a computer program or other computer file which may appear to be useful, interesting, or at the very least harmless to an unsuspecting user.
When this computer program or file is executed by the unsuspecting user, the malicious code is also executed resulting in the set up or installation of the malicious Trojan horse program. (See Social engineering.)MoreInfo...
Keyloggers
Keystroke logging (often called keylogging) is a diagnostic tool used in software development that captures the user's keystrokes. It can be useful to determine sources of error in computer systems and is sometimes used to measure employee productivity on certain clerical tasks.
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Such systems are also highly useful for law enforcement and espionage—for instance, providing a means to obtain passwords or encryption keys and thus bypassing other security measures. However, keyloggers are widely available on the Internet and can be used by private parties to spy on the computer usage of others.MoreInfo...
Rootkits
A PC booter, or booter, is a type of software for home computer era (early 1980s to early 1990s) personal computers. This type of software was loaded and run when the computer bootup (either warm boot or cold boot).
Most home computer era home computers lacked hard drives or other types of large capacity secondary storage. The most popular type of secondary storage was floppy disk and most software was distributed on this medium. A great deal of software, especially games, were designed to be run at bootup, that is, when the computer was started or restarted. The included software would then start automatically, without any further action required by the user.MoreInfo...
Malacious Scripts
Spyware is computer software that is installed surreptitiously on a personal computer to intercept or take partial control over the user's interaction with the computer, without the user's informed consent.
While the term spyware suggests software that secretly monitors the user's behavior, the functions of spyware extend well beyond simple monitoring. Spyware programs can collect various types of personal information, but can also interfere with user control of the computer in other ways, such as installing additional software, redirecting Web browser activity, or diverting advertising revenue to a third party. In an attempt to increase the understanding of spyware, a more formal classification of its included software types is captured under the term privacy-invasive software.MoreInfo...
Honeypots
Honeypots are closely monitored network decoys serving several purposes: they can distract adversaries from more valuable machines on a network, they can provide early warning about new attack and exploitation trends and they allow in-depth examination of adversaries during and after exploitation of a honeypot.MoreInfo...
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