CGS-2100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Social Security Number, Adware, Special Folder
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Managing online annoyances: malware is software that has malicious intent. Viruses: grayware is the term for malware that is not physically destructive, but still intrusive and annoying, adware is software that displays sponsored advertisements in your browser window or in a pop-up box. The senders get your email typically one of the following ways. Pur(cid:272)hasi(cid:374)g your e(cid:373)ail fro(cid:373) a sour(cid:272)e to (cid:449)hi(cid:272)h you"(cid:448)e pro(cid:448)ided it. Using crawlers that automatically search the web for posted emails. An easy way to avoid spam on your primary email address is to create an email address that you use only for social networking and online purchasing. You can also use a spam filter that places known or suspected spam into a special folder. Spam filters can be very effective, catching up to 95% of incoming: other ways to prevent spam: spam. Before registering on a website, read the privacy policy to see how your email will be used.