Spyware and Adware

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Spyware and Adware

• by
  Affan YILMAZ

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Table of Contents

• What is Spyware?
• What is Adware?
• How does Spyware and Adware work?
• How to detect if your computer has Spyware/Adware
• What programs are there to help get rid of them?
• Recommendations
• Questions

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The Usual Suspects
Acronyms which cover 2 particular types of
commercial software

• Spyware
• Spy Ware
• Spying Software

• Adware
• Ads Ware
• Advertising Software

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What is Spyware ?
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A sniffer program recorded connections to more
than 100 distinct sites.
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Spyware types

• Adware
• Stalking Horses
• Trojan Horses
• Backdoor Santas
• Malware (Trojans and system monitors)
• Cookies

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Is Adware the same as Spyware?

• Adware is a subset of Spyware with a definite
  distinction.
• Adware delivers specific advertising (pop-ups) on
  users computers which can be annoying when
  undesired.
• Adware is generally not malicious or illegal.

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What is Adware ?

• Comes in the form of popups, unexplained
  advertising programs on your computer desktop
  like Casino Night.
• Advertising companies hope to generate money from
  customers who receive the popups or unexplained
  programs on their computers.
• Also a LEGAL program!

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Where does it come from ?

• Free or demo software
• Downloading utilities,
• Browsing assistance,
• Resource sharing software (peer to peer),
• Screensavers,
• Games,
• Electronic mail
• Spam,
• Discussion forums,

• Hazardous sites
• Pornography,
• Games,
• Underground world,
• Online registration procedures
• Software licenses,
• Access to private browsing zones,
• Virus and Trojan

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How does Spyware /Adware work ?

• Spyware and Adware programs have a tendency to
  hide as cookie or temporary internet files
• Adware startup has the tendency to hide itself in
  the register keys as normal program.

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How to detect you computer has spyware or adware

• Continuous popups
• Change in your homepage.
• Slower computer processing,
• Slow the internet connections.
• Redirected search engines.
• New toolbars, programs, or icons .

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Why does Spyware/Adware continue?

• SPYWARE APPLICATIONS GENERATE AN ESTIMATED 2
  BILLION IN REVENUE ANNUALLY.

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How do you make money on Spyware?

• iFrameDollars.biz
• pays 55 cents per install or 55 for 1,000 unique
  installs of a 3KB program that "changes the
  homepage and installs toolbar and dialer."

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Im pretty sure I have Spyware.How do I get
rid of it?

• Lavasoft AdAware,
• Microsoft Windows Defender
• Spybot Search and Destroy
• Ad-aware 6.0
• Symantec AntiVirus
• Spysweeper

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Recommendations

• Do not download unnecessary software from
• the internet, especially free ones because
  they most likely have adware or spyware inside
  them.
• If a download screen appears, asking you to
  confirm your download, click no if you not trying
  to install anything.
• Avoid clicking advertised popups especially ones
  that mention free stuff if possible.

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• Spyware can also be downloaded directly from
  Internet Explorer also. Do not EVER answer yes
  to this window unless you know what it is!

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thank you !

• No questions ?

by Affan YILMAZ...