APPLICATION LAYER
CLIENT SERVER APPLICATIONS
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Causes adverts to appear on screen.
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Software that deletes your files
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Slows your pc down.
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Collects information from you and transfers it across the internet.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Spyware is a type of malicious software–or malware–that is installed on a computing device without the end user’s knowledge. It invades the device, steals sensitive information and internet usage data, and relays it to advertisers, data firms or external users.
Detailed explanation-2: -Spyware: Software that collects information from a computer and transmits it to another system by monitoring keystrokes, screen data, and/or network traffic; or by scanning files on the system for sensitive information. Detection to determine that it has occurred and locate the malware.
Detailed explanation-3: -Spyware is mostly classified into four types: adware, system monitors, tracking including web tracking, and trojans; examples of other notorious types include digital rights management capabilities that “phone home", keyloggers, rootkits, and web beacons.