SOFTWARE ENGINEERING ETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES
SOFTWARE LICENSING AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
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Question
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What would be used to secretly collect personal information from your computer?
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Spyware
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Defragmenter
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Malware
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Viciousware
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Information can be collected using keyloggers and screen captures. Spyware can also secretly make changes to a device’s firewall settings, reconfiguring the security settings to allow in even more malware.
Detailed explanation-2: -Spyware is one type of malicious software (malware) that collects information from a computing system without your consent. Spyware can capture keystrokes, screenshots, authentication credentials, personal email addresses, web form data, internet usage habits, and other personal information.
Detailed explanation-3: -Spyware: Spyware is software that enables a user to obtain convert information about another’s computer activity by transmitting data covertly from their hard drive.
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