Malware Information

Webs to Worry About
All over the web today, one can find a multitude of sites that contain adware/spyware. In some cases, you won’t even know you are downloading it. Sometimes it’s a cookie, sometimes a javascript, but almost always it’s trouble.

Spyware is any technology that aids in gathering information about a person or organization without their knowledge. On the Internet (where it is sometimes called a spybot or tracking software), spyware is programming that is put in someone’s computer to secretly gather information about the user and relay it to advertisers or other interested parties. Spyware can get in a computer as a software virus or as the result of installing a new program.

Generically, adware is any software application in which advertising banners are displayed while the program is running. The authors of these applications include additional code that delivers the ads, which can be viewed through pop-up windows or through a bar that appears on a computer screen. The justification for adware is that it helps recover programming development cost and helps to hold down the cost for the user.

The IT Department generally views this type of software as unwanted. Not only can it have a negative effect on your computer (slowing it to a crawl, pop-ups, etc.) but also on the general health of the District’s network.

Infestations may be cleaned by your:
Campus Computer Technologist.

For additional info, please contact IT @ext 3999

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