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| any software created to cause damage, steal information, or use up resources on a computer or network |
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| a small program written to alter the way a computer operates without the permission of the user |
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| A program that replicates itself from system to system |
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| Imposters/files that claim to be something desirable but are in fact malicious. |
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| Programs that hide in your computer to steal information such as cc numbers, email address, and home address. |
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-A mass mailing of messages |
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| attacks that use spoofed emails and fraudulent websites which imitate legitimate companies to entice people to share passwords or credit card numbers |
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| an integrated collection of security measures designed to prevent unauthorized electronic access to a networked computer system. |
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| any online bully that scams, cheats, abuses or victimizes an online player |
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| disabling a mouse so that a page or site cannot be clicked off or out of |
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