Final Reflection

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Computer Phishing

Phishing

 

What is a phishing?

Phishing is an act of sending the fake e-mails or set up a fake web site to trick you into disclosing your user name and password.

Sometimes this also called fishing because others are fishing private account information.

Once they gain your access, they can use your own personal information to charge your credit cards, empty your bank accounts, read your email, and lock you out of your online account by changing your password.

 

How do you receive phishing?

It usually starts from fake e-mail and fake web site.

Once, you check or visit those, they would receive your personal information.

 

How to stop them?

To stop them, you need to download a program such as anti-virus to get rid of phishing. 

 

safety

To be safe, first, do not put password in the e-mail account.

Second, do not go to the link that you do not know.

Lastly, if the mail or site is suspicious, do not do with anything.

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Phishing

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“Yahoo! Security Center: What is phishing?.”2 Dec 2008 http://security.yahoo.com/article.html?aid=2006111501.

 

 

 

 

 

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Computer Worm

Worm

 

 

 

 

What is a computer worm?

Computer worm is a self-replicating program that copies itself across the network.

A computer worm is different from the virus because computer worm can run itself and spread without a post program.

Worms mostly harm the network it always corrupt or modify the files on a targeted computer.

 

How do you receive worm?

You receive worm from open unexpected e-mail or others sent the files and documents that are sent as attachments with the message.

 

 

How to stop them?

Anti-virus and anti-spy ware software are helpful, but must be kept up-to-date with new pattern files at least every few days.

The use of a firewall is also recommended.

 

Safety

To prevent worm infection, first, install an anti-virus and regularly update the program.

Second, do not open unexpected mail and should not attached the files or programs.

Third, do not visit the web site that linked to others email.

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Worm

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Computer Trojan Horse

Trojan Horse

 

What is a Trojan Horse?

Trojan Horse is a malicious program but different from a virus. It is a program that you run because you think it will serve the useful purpose such as a game or providing entertainment. The Trojan Horse, at first glance will appear to be useful software.

However, it actually do damage once it installed or run on your computer. When a Trojan horse is active in your computer, they can cause serious damage by deleting files and destroying information on your computer. However, it is not sent or spread to other computers. Trojans are also known as backdoor on the computer that gives malicious users access to your system. It is possibly allowing confidential or personal information to be compromised. 

 

How do you obtain Trojan Horse?

You mostly obtain a Trojan Horse when you download the files from e-mail, opening text file or Spy ware.  Usually the filenames are .exe, .scr, .bat, or .pif to let Windows know that it can be executed.

 

 

How to stop them?

If your computer is infected, first, install program on your PC that erases the virus.

Second, do virus checks to find which kind of virus you have. Third, erase the viruses that is on your computer.

 

Safety

To protect your computer from Trojan Horse, do not open attachments that you did not expect to gain. Especially, you did not recognize that e-mail address. Moreover, do not download files from file-sharing services such as Kazaa or Gnutella, because file-sharing services are known to be used to help Trojans spread.

 

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Trojan Horse

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Computer Virus

What is a virus?
A virus is computer program that copies or infect other computers’ information without knowledge of the user. A virus might corrupt or delete the files in your computer.Once you obtain the virus, virus begin to work and spread when you start up the program or application of which the virus is presented.Viruses behave in different ways. Some of the virus stay active when the application it is part of is running. If you turn off the computer the virus is inactive. Other viruses will operate everytime you turn on your
computer after infecting system or network.

How do you receive virus?
Virus is passed from one computer to another. A virus can attached to your files that you copied to your computer. You mostly recieve viruses from Internet activities such as e-mail, downloading files or surfing the internet. Moreover, virus can also come from computer disks or other storage devices that are connected to your computer.

How to stop them?
As I said before, virus can be transferred to other computers without knowing. The best way to stop virus is downloading a safety virus protection software such as Anti-virus. The software can scan your machine and removes the virus that are found.  It is important to check or upgrade your virus program regularly as new viruses appear everyday.

Safety (What should I be careful)
To prevent the virus or to be safety, it is essential to keep your computer with the latest update and anti virus tools, stay informed about recent threats, and that you follow a basic rules when you surf the internet. You should be careful of surfing internet like downloading and open attachments.

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