 Adware |
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Annoying pop-up and banner ads? System slowdowns? Your computer may be infected with Adware |
| Bots & Botnets |
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Hackers use bot programs for theft, fraud, and denial-of-service attacks on Web sites |
| Browser Highjacking |
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Malware used by hackers to direct your computer to their websites, regardless of the address you entered. |
Cookies |
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A Web page that welcomes you by name uses cookies |
| Counterfeit Products |
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Businesses rely on what is called a digital signature to recognize their customers |
| Digital Signatures |
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Businesses rely on what is called a digital signature to recognize their customers |
| Extortionware |
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A software program that encrypts essential personal files - taking them hostage and demanding money for their safe return |
| Keylogger |
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Hackers illegally use software keyloggers to identify their victims’ computer passwords, login names, bank account and credit card numbers |
| Malware |
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Any software program developed for the purpose of doing harm to a computer system or to create mischief |
| Man-in-the-Middle Attack |
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Cyber criminals eavesdrop on electronic communication between a consumer and a legitimate organization |
| Nigerian Scam |
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Unsolicited email messages from a stranger who promises great wealth — a get-rich-quick scheme |
| P2P File Sharing |
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Peer-to-peer file sharing is very popular on the Internet, but it can also lead to virus infections and a host of other problems |
| Pharming |
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A technically sophisticated scam designed to trick individuals into disclosing sensitive information such as bank account, credit card, and Social Security numbers |
| Phishing |
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Official looking and sounding messages that urge immediate action to update sensitive financial and identity information |
| SMishing |
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Designed to trick you into divulging identity information, SMishing is Phishing over cell phones and other mobile devices. |
| Social Engineering Scams |
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A scam that preys upon our acceptance of authority and willingness to cooperate with others |
| Social Networking Sites |
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Never under any circumstances should your child or young teenager agree to meet in person someone from one of these sites |
| Software Piracy |
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The illegal use and/or distribution of software protected under intellectual property laws |
| Spam |
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The cyber equivalent to junk mail – spammers have developed many ways of obtaining email addresses |
| Spim |
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Unsolicited product or service advertisements that appear as instant messages |
| Sping |
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Spam from a fake blog tricking the unwary into visiting |
| Spit |
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A spam campaign against VOIP voicemail |
| Splog |
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A spam campaign directed against blogs |
| Spoofing |
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A criminal pretends to be a business or organization in order to gain access to a computer user’s sensitive information such as bank account, credit card, or Social Security numbers |
| Spy-Phishing |
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In a successful Spy-Phishing attack, a Trojan and/or Spyware is downloaded onto your computer from a Phishing message. |
| Stealth, Polymorphic, and Armored viruses |
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These viruses hide, copy, or “armor” themselves in an attempt to avoid detection and removal from a computer. |
| Bots & Botnets |
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Hackers use bot programs for theft, fraud, and denial-of-service attacks on Web sites |
| Trojan Horses |
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Files or software programs that appear to be legitimate, but once installed can cause havoc |
| Viruses |
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Malicious programs or codes inserted into computer systems without the user’s permission |
| Warez Sites |
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Any site that hosts pirated software |
| Worms |
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These malicious software programs spread automatically from computer to computer |
| Zombie Drones |
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Personal computers secretly under the control of hackers |
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