There’s a saying, ‘Guns don’t kill people, people do.’ So it is with riskware. ‘Riskware doesn’t hack people, people do.’ Riskware is the name given to legitimate software that can be used for hacking purposes if it is exploited by malicious hackers. Basically, any software that can remotely use the machine, delete, block, disrupt networks […]
Definition of the Day: PornwarePornware, as you have likely already surmised, is the name of a class of programs that find, download and display pornographic material on a device. It can be both legitimate and malware. Like adware the difference lies in whether or not the software was willingly downloaded and installed. Illegitimate uses of pornware will often automatically […]
Definition of the Day: AdwareWhat is AdWare The term adware is used to describe programs that personalize and display advertisements on your computer via your web browser an through free apps or software programs. In addition, much adware today also does things like collect usage data for online marketing purposes (via web beacons) and redirect your search requests to […]
