Baiting involves an attacker leaving a malware infected media such as a CD ROM or USB flash drive in a public place where it is likely to be found, appearing to be legitimate and appealing, and waits to be used by the victim. A backdoor may appear to be an installed program or a modification to a program or hardware device that's already installed.īaiting uses tangible media and relies on the curiosity or greed of the victim. Some adware can also be spyware due to its privacy-invasive characteristics.Ī backdoor in a computer system (or cryptosystem or algorithm) is a means of circumventing regular authentication, securing remote computer access, accessing plaintext, etc., while remaining to be undetected. Spyware is software that may display ads, collect your personal information, or change the settings of your computer without your consent.Īdware is any type of advertising-supported software that will play, display, or download advertisements automatically on a user's computer once the software has been installed on it or while the application is in use.
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