Definitions of Malware, Spyware, Viruses and More - Beginners Guide to Malware, Viruses and Spyware.

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In our two previous articles we touched upon two separate, yet equally important topics in malicious computer software.
Malware, […]

Virus and Spyware Threat is Larger Than Ever Before - Anti-Virus Companies Struggle to Keep Up with Flood of Spyware - Part 2

In Part 1 of this article - Virus and Spyware Threat is Larger Than Ever Before - Anti-Virus Companies Struggle to Keep Up with Flood of Spyware - we talked about the ever increasing threat posed by malware, spyware and viruses.
Today we will be talking about what different anti-spyware companies are doing in order to […]

Definitions of Malware, Spyware, Viruses and More - Beginners Guide to Malware, Viruses and Spyware.

Everthing Old is New Again: Trojan Horses
Trojan Horses - Anyone familiar with Greeek Mythology recognizes the tale of Troy and the Trojan Horse.
Basically, Trojan Horse programs were developed as bait to get people to do the hard work of spreading computer viruses. Just like their historical namesake, a vicious little package is placed in a […]

Definitions of Malware, Spyware, Viruses and More - Beginners Guide to Malware, Viruses and Spyware

As I was writing the article about the Rise in Computer Viruses, Spyware and Malware earlier today I realized about mid- through that not everyone reading that article would know exactly what those terms mean.
In order to help anyone who doesn’t understand the difference between a spyware program, trojan horse and a virus, I decided […]

Virus and Spyware Threat is Larger Than Ever Before - Anti-Virus Companies Struggle to Keep Up with Flood of Spyware

You would think that with all the big companies such as McAfee, Norton, Avast, Microsoft, etc. working on security software, that the problem with computer viruses, malware and other software nasties would be a thing of the past, or at least something you don’t have to worry about so much any more.
The truth would […]