[citw150] Re: CITW 150 L3 Q5

Hi this sounds like what happened to us when we got our first computer our 
monitor lost all the color except blue we called radio shack and they told us 
it sounded like our moniter was no good and that we needed a new one 
unbelievable.  After we checked our email we noticed one that someone had sent 
had a subject line of ALL BLUE once this email was deleted our monitor was back 
to normal nothing wrong with monitor just our email.

Karen Carpenter <kb_literacy@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:          
    Hi Everyone!!
  I chose to do my societal issues paragraph about adware, spyware, and 
malware. I think at one time or another we have all fallen prey to one or the 
other of these. I remember once my son went to awebsite for playstation game 
cheat codes, after he was done, there was an alligator in my icon tray. Come to 
find out this was a form of spyware. I had to get a professional to get it off. 
I still dont know what the name of that was but it just almost ruined my hard 
drive!!!  Here is some information I discovered about adware, spyware, and 
malware.
  Adware or advertising-supported software is any software package which 
automatically plays, displays, or downloads advertising material to a computer 
after the software is installed on it or while the application is being used.
  Spyware works like adware but is usually a separate program that is installed 
unknowingly when you install another freeware type program or application. Once 
installed, the spyware monitors user activity on the Internet and transmits 
that information in the background to someone else. Spyware can also gather 
information about e-mail addresses and even passwords and credit card numbers. 
  Malware is short for malicious software and is a term used to refer to any 
software designed to cause damage to a single computer, server, or computer 
network. Besides invading your privacy, malware can take over your computer and 
wreak havoc with your data. Software is considered malware based on the 
perceived intent of the creator rather than any particular features. It 
includes computer viruses, worms, Trojan horses, spyware, adware, and other 
malicious and unwanted software. Malware should not be confused with defective 
software, that is, software that has a legitimate purpose but has a harmful bug 
attached.
  Below you can find some really good web links to read more about these 3 
forms of intrusions on the internet. Luckily there have been programs developed 
today to stop this. There are spyware and adware scanners that you can install 
on your computer to fight these bugs. They work just like a virus program.
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adware   
  http://www.webopedia.com/DidYouKnow/Internet/2004/spyware.asp
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malware
   

  This is the day that the Lord has made!
Be glad in it!
Karen Carpenter
  kb_literacy@xxxxxxxxx
   
  


  
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