COMPUTER ETHICS AND SECURITY
COMPUTER VIRUSES MALWARE AND HACKING
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Place where undesirable material is found in the computer
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Place where instant storage is located.
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Malicious software or code that is considered to fall in the area between normal software and a virus
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a set of instructions secretly incorporated into a program so that if a particular condition is satisfied they will be carried out, usually with harmful effects.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Grayware is commonly referred to as potentially unwanted programs or PUPs. Those are all the applications that perform activities that can slow down the user’s devices. Most common grayware exists for advertising or adware and spyware which tracks and records the user information and behavior.
Detailed explanation-2: -Malware Definition Malware (short for “malicious software”) is a file or code, typically delivered over a network, that infects, explores, steals or conducts virtually any behavior an attacker wants. And because malware comes in so many variants, there are numerous methods to infect computer systems.
Detailed explanation-3: -Grayware – which is sometimes referred to as potentially unwanted programs (PUPs) – is not obviously malicious and is not classified as a virus, but it can still be irritating and even harmful.