Cyber Security: Risks Associated with Adware and Executable Programs
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Cyber Security
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Cyber security
There are various sources through which unwanted software gets installed on a user machine
by the mean of developer and the other is via sites that are not authenticated. Theses
unwanted programs come from various sources or gets installed using third party user.
Unwanted program gets installed in the system by various gateways and silently performs
activities like monitoring the actions, reading the files or listening to the communication
(Urban, Tatang, Holz & Pohlmann, 2018). In this report some the detail is carried about the
adware’s and that human are image bearer of god.
The type and risks associated with executable programs and adware to the user are discussed.
The risk associated with executable programs and adware is that they breach the confidently
and integrity of data. There are chances that information gets leaked and is modified by the
unauthorised user. The types of such programs are viruses, worms and Trojan horse. These
are the types due to which false ads occur on the computer screen. These programs hijack the
ads that are created by other computers by replacing it with their own ads. They are unwanted
software’s that tracks the activities that are performed on the browser and report this on a
central server (Urban, Tatang, Holz & Pohlmann, 2018). These adware’s are considered legal
as some companies use it as an antivirus so that activities could be blocked. It is legal as it is
not malicious software it is an unwanted programs. It is a not illegal but if used in a negative
way can harm the system and security concern (Birajdar, et. al, 2015).
There are possibilities that users download the software from any sources, the software or
program can be unwanted that can have negative impact on the system. Once I downloaded
software from a source that was not authenticated, once I downloaded and installed that
software in the system there were negative impacts on the system (Ismael, Yie, Manni, Amin
Cyber security
There are various sources through which unwanted software gets installed on a user machine
by the mean of developer and the other is via sites that are not authenticated. Theses
unwanted programs come from various sources or gets installed using third party user.
Unwanted program gets installed in the system by various gateways and silently performs
activities like monitoring the actions, reading the files or listening to the communication
(Urban, Tatang, Holz & Pohlmann, 2018). In this report some the detail is carried about the
adware’s and that human are image bearer of god.
The type and risks associated with executable programs and adware to the user are discussed.
The risk associated with executable programs and adware is that they breach the confidently
and integrity of data. There are chances that information gets leaked and is modified by the
unauthorised user. The types of such programs are viruses, worms and Trojan horse. These
are the types due to which false ads occur on the computer screen. These programs hijack the
ads that are created by other computers by replacing it with their own ads. They are unwanted
software’s that tracks the activities that are performed on the browser and report this on a
central server (Urban, Tatang, Holz & Pohlmann, 2018). These adware’s are considered legal
as some companies use it as an antivirus so that activities could be blocked. It is legal as it is
not malicious software it is an unwanted programs. It is a not illegal but if used in a negative
way can harm the system and security concern (Birajdar, et. al, 2015).
There are possibilities that users download the software from any sources, the software or
program can be unwanted that can have negative impact on the system. Once I downloaded
software from a source that was not authenticated, once I downloaded and installed that
software in the system there were negative impacts on the system (Ismael, Yie, Manni, Amin
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