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2. Spyware - Wikipedia

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   Major anti-virus firms such as Symantec, PC Tools, McAfee and Sophos have also added anti-spyware features to their existing anti-virus products. Early on, anti-virus firms expressed reluctance to add anti-spyware functions, citing lawsuits brought by spyware authors against the authors of web sites and programs which described their products ...

3. The Many Faces of Malware - AOL

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   Virus & worms: Attacks through the internet, emails or contaminated files, then automatically replicates itself. Viruses require human action to spread to other computers, whereas worms spread by ...

4. What is spyware — and how can you protect yourself? - AOL

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   The Norton Antivirus software stack provides protection against the latest viruses, ransomware and malware attacks before they reach your device. Shop it : Norton Security Online, 30-day free ...

5. Malware - Wikipedia

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   The first IBM PC virus in the wild was a boot sector virus dubbed (c)Brain, created in 1986 by the Farooq Alvi brothers in Pakistan. [14] Malware distributors would trick the user into booting or running from an infected device or medium. For example, a virus could make an infected computer add autorunnable code to any USB stick plugged into it.

6. What is spyware, exactly? Cybersecurity experts explain - AOL

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   There are a few different reasons why you don't want spyware on your devices: It infringes on your privacy . "Spyware can install 'keyloggers,' which record your keystrokes," Brooks says.

7. Computer virus - Wikipedia

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   This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 30 January 2025. Computer program that modifies other programs to replicate itself and spread Hex dump of the Brain virus, generally regarded as the first computer virus for the IBM Personal Computer (IBM PC) and compatibles A computer virus is a type of malware that, when executed, replicates itself by ...