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    This document defines common cybersecurity and internet terms including viruses, rogue programs, keyloggers, adware, spam, phishing, fair use, spyware, private/incognito modes, malware, and more. It explains that viruses can spread between computers, trojans masquerade as useful programs, keyloggers record keystrokes, adware sends advertisements, spam is unwanted email, phishing steals information, fair use allows limited copyrighted use, spyware monitors users covertly, and private/incognito modes hide browsing activities. The document provides brief definitions for key online concepts.

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    This document defines common cybersecurity and internet terms including viruses, rogue programs, keyloggers, adware, spam, phishing, fair use, spyware, private/incognito modes, malware, and more. It explains that viruses can spread between computers, trojans masquerade as useful programs, keyloggers record keystrokes, adware sends advertisements, spam is unwanted email, phishing steals information, fair use allows limited copyrighted use, spyware monitors users covertly, and private/incognito modes hide browsing activities. The document provides brief definitions for key online concepts.

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    This document defines common cybersecurity and internet terms including viruses, rogue programs, keyloggers, adware, spam, phishing, fair use, spyware, private/incognito modes, malware, and more. It explains that viruses can spread between computers, trojans masquerade as useful programs, keyloggers record keystrokes, adware sends advertisements, spam is unwanted email, phishing steals information, fair use allows limited copyrighted use, spyware monitors users covertly, and private/incognito modes hide browsing activities. The document provides brief definitions for key online concepts.

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    Ettiqutte

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    Clare Purisima
    This document defines common cybersecurity and internet terms including viruses, rogue programs, keyloggers, adware, spam, phishing, fair use, spyware, private/incognito modes, malware, and more. It explains that viruses can spread between computers, trojans masquerade as useful programs, keyloggers record keystrokes, adware sends advertisements, spam is unwanted email, phishing steals information, fair use allows limited copyrighted use, spyware monitors users covertly, and private/incognito modes hide browsing activities. The document provides brief definitions for key online concepts.

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    Virus Internet

    - It replicates and can transfer from - The information superhighway


    one computer to another
    Trojan
    Rogue - Disguised as a useful program but it
    - Tricks the user into posting that it is is not
    a security software
    Copyright
    Keylogger - States that anyone who uses you
    - Used to record the keystrokes done work without your consent is
    by the user punishable by law

    Adware Pharming
    - Designed to send you - Exploits the DNS system
    advertisements

    Spam
    - Unwanted email mostly from bots

    Phishing
    - Sends an official-looking email
    - It's designed to steal sensitive
    personal information

    Fair use
    - A provision that allows you to use
    copyrighted work without consent
    with certain limitations

    Spyware
    - Runs in the background and
    monitors what you are doing

    Private
    - An option to hide a post so that
    search engines could not scan it

    Malware
    - A malicious software

    Incognito
    - A browser feature that is synonyms
    to “private” browsing

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