Definitions
- Netizen- a user of the Internet, especially a habitual or avid one.
- Malware-software that is intended to damage or disable computers and computer systems.
- Computer virus-a piece of code that is capable of copying itself and typically has a detrimental effect, such as corrupting the system or destroying data.
- Payload-When data is sent over the Internet, each unit transmitted includes both header information and the actual data being sent. The header identifies the source and destination of the packet, while the actual data is referred to as the payload.
- Worm-a standalone malware computerprogram that replicates itself in order to spread to othercomputers.
- Trojan horse - a program that claims to rid your computer of viruses but instead introduces viruses onto your computer.
- Zombie or bot-a computer that a remote attacker has accessed and set up to forward transmissions (including spam and viruses) to othercomputers on the Internet.
- Bot armies or networks or botnet - a number of Internet computers that, although their owners are unaware of it, have been set up to forward transmissions (including spam or viruses) to other computers on the Internet.
- Data grabbers-
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