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Malware and Spyware: Are They the Same Thing?

PublisherLT International
Format HTMLDate added27 Aug 2009
Topics Anti-Virus, Spyware, Network Security
Downloads595

Everyone has heard of Spyware, it is that nasty program that gets into the machine and causes havoc. It redirects one when one is not expecting it, it messes with the browser settings, and most of the time and it comes by way of the unsuspecting users allowing it in. There is another face to this coin however, in the name of Malware. This program runs off similar parameters, and has a chameleon like effect. Considering they are of the same bloodline, is it easy to ascertain that they are the same problematic bug? This paper will explain whether malware and spyware are they the same thing or not.

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