COMPUTER THREATS SECURITY
TYPES OF COMPUTER SECURITY
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Spoofing
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Spam
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Spim
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Spim is a short form of spam over instant messaging, it uses IM platforms to send spam messages over IM. Like e-mail spam messages, a spim message also contains advertisements. It generally contains web links, by clicking on those links malicious code enters into your PC.
Detailed explanation-2: -Computer spam, text spam, call spam: Spam is unwanted, unsolicited digital communication sent out in bulk. Spam is annoying, but it’s also a threat.
Detailed explanation-3: -What Is SPIM (Spam Over Instant Messaging)? SPIM are spam messages symptomatic of widely-used free instant messaging apps like Messenger, Whatsapp, Viber, Telegram, Skype and WeChat. These spam messages are usually commercial-type spam but can contain malware and spyware.
Detailed explanation-4: -For the most part, spam and spim are just annoying just like junk mail. Spammers and spimmers, the people who send out the spam and spim, buy lists of email addresses and IM screen names or use automated programs to search the Internet for them. SpIT (Spam over Internet Telephony) is voicemail spam.
Detailed explanation-5: -Spam is the term used for unsolicited messages sent via electronic communications technologies such as E-mail, SMS, MMS or Instant Messaging (IM).