COMPUTER ETHICS AND SECURITY
COMPUTER VIRUSES MALWARE AND HACKING
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software written with malicious intent to cause annoyance or damage.
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a process of scrambling a message so that it cannot be read until it is unscrambled again.
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a small device that scans the number from credit cards.
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an ID-checking tool to monitor who is logged onto a network.
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Detailed explanation-1: -"Malware” is short for malicious software and used as a single term to refer to virus, spy ware, worm etc. Malware is designed to cause damage to a stand-alone computer or a networked pc.
Detailed explanation-2: -Malware is software that has a malicious intent to cause damage to computer systems. Sometimes the malware is an unintentional backdoor because of flaws, errors, or bad code.
Detailed explanation-3: -What is malware? Malicious software, or “malware, ‘’ is software written with the intent to damage, exploit, or disable devices, systems, and networks. It is used to compromise device functions, steal data, bypass access controls, and cause harm to computers and other devices and the networks they are connected to.