COMP 2057 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Malware, Ebay, Gmail

• School: University of Windsor
• Department: Computer Science
• Course: COMP 2057
• Professor: stephanos

Document Summary

This week, students should be able to: reflect on their internet use and how it connects to privacy, discuss methods of protecting their devices from hackers and malware, apply html/css code for designing basic. Internet has many risks related to safety and privacy: malware, spam, phishing. Malware: malware (malicious software), is any software used to disrupt computer or mobile operations, gather sensitive information, gain access to private computer systems, or display unwanted advertising. Spam: electronic spamming is the use of electronic messaging systems to send an unsolicited message (spam), especially advertising, as well as sending messages repeatedly on the same site(or user). The most widely recognized form of spam is email spam. Other forms include instant messaging spam, spam in blogs/forums, etc. Phishing: phishing is the attempt to obtain sensitive information such as usernames, passwords, and credit card details (and, indirectly, money), often for malicious reasons, by disguising as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication.