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How Spyware Finds Its Way to Your Computer Hard Drive
Overview There are several types of spyware out there today. No matter what kind one get, they are most annoying and can be quite costly. It doesn't take much to get this junk on the computer these days and is everywhere. For the most part, every site one enters has some form of it. Whether it is pop-ups or secret downloads it does not matter. For the most part there are three main ways to get spyware installed into the machine. One can either accidentally down load it from the web site one is on by an Active X or Java trigger. This paper will explain how spyware finds its way to the computer hard drive.
| Publisher | LT International | File Format | HTML |
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| Date Published | June 2006 | ||
| Format | White Papers | ||
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