INTERNET THREATS

1. MALWARE
Stands for Malicious
Software
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 Virus - a malicious program
designed to replicate itself
and transfer from one
computer to another either
through the internet and
local networks or data
storage like flash drives and
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 Worm - a malicious program
that transfer from one
computer to another by any
type of means. Often, it uses
a computer network to
spread itself. For example
the ILOVEYOU worm (Love
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 WHO CREATED THE I LOVE
YOU VIRUS?
 Some think it was ONEL DE
GUZMAN of the Philippines.
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 Trojan– a malicious
program that is disguised
as a useful program but
once downloaded or
installed, leaves your PC
unprotected and allows
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 TROJAN

 Rogue security software –

tricks the user into posing
that is a security software.
It ask the user to pay to
improve his/her security but
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 Spyware – a program that
runs in the background
without you knowing it
( thus called “spy”). It
has the ability to monitor
what you are currently
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 Spyware
 Keyloggers used to record the
keystroke done by the users. This
is done to steal their password or
any other sensitive information. It
can record email, messages, or any
information you type using your
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 Adware– a program
designed to send you
advertisements, mostly
as pop-ups.
 2. SPAM
 unwantedemail
mostly from bots or
advertisers. It can be
used to send
malware.
 3. PHISHING
 its goal is to acquire sensitive
personal information like
passwords and credit card
details. This is done by sending
you an email that will direct the
user to visit a website and be
asked to update his/her
 3. PHISHING
 Pharming– a more
complicated way of
phishing where it exploits
the DNS (Domain Name
Service) system.
PROTECTING
REPUTATION
ONLINE
THINK BEFORE
YOU CLICK
 Here are things you
might want to consider
before posting
something over the
internet:
 Before you post something
on the web, ask these
questions to yourself: would
you want your parents or
grandparents to see it?
Would you want your future
boss to see it? Once you
post something on the web,
 Your
friends depend
on you to protect
their reputation
online. Talk to your
friends about this
Setyour post to
“private”. In this
way, search
engines will not be
able to scan that
Avoid using names.
Names are easy for
search engines to
scan.
 If
you feel that a post can
affect you or other’s
reputation, ask the one
who posted it to pull it
down or report it as
inappropriate.
 COPYRIGHT
 the legal right of creative

artists or publishers to
control the use and
reproduction of their
original works.
 INFRINGEMENT
 fail to obey a law or

regulation or observe the

terms of an agreement
 COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT

 Violation of copyright law

 COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT
 Ifyou create something – an
idea, an invention, a form of
literary work, or a research,
you have the right as to
how it should be used by
others. This called
Here are some tips
that could help you
avoid copyright
infringement:
 Understand.
 Copyright protects literary works,
photographs, paintings,
drawings, films, music (and
lyrics), choreography, and
sculptures, but it generally does
not protect underlying ideas and
facts. This means that you can
express something using your
 Be responsible
 Even if a material does not
say that it is copyrighted, it
is not a valid defense
against copyright. Be
responsible enough to know
if something has a
 Know the law.
 There are some limitations to
copyright laws. For instance in the
Philippines, copyrights only last a
lifetime (of the author) plus 50 years.
There are also provisions for “fair
use” which mean that an intellectual
property may be used without a
consent as long as it is used in
commentaries, criticisms, search
 ONLINE
RESEARCH
Here are some tips
in conducting
online research:
1. Have a question
in mind.
2. Narrow it down
3.Advanced Search
Symbols:
+
“”
()
AND or &
NOT or –
OR or |
4. Look for credible
source
5. Give Credit
 FORMAT
 Name of the person or organization (the author of the
information). Title of the home page in italics (title is
shown in the title bar but is sometimes missing or
unrelated). URL. Date last seen.

 Examples :

 Lapiz, Adrian Harold L. “Oleander’s Fun Facts about

Bananas.”
http://oleander.penz.com/random/bananalove.htm. vie
wed on September 7