Digital Rights Management (DRM) A system of access control that allows only limited use of material that has been legally purchased.

plagiarism: The act of copying another person’s ideas, text, or other creative work, and presenting it as one’s own, especially without permission.

57) Plagiarism is usually considered an academic offense of dishonesty and isn’t punishable under U.S. civil law.

What happens when you begin to read an e-book protected with digital rights management (DRM) software? The DRM software contacts a DRM server to verify you purchased the e-book.

By redirecting your browser to an unsecure website, the attacker can monitor your interactions with that website and possibly steal personal information you’re sharing. Once they gain access, they can monitor transactions between the institution and its customers.

When attackers used third party ads to infect your computer with malware, it is called MALVERTISING. Malvertising refers to the act of embedding malware in online advertisements. This is one of the means by which attackers infect users’ system with virus.

Install Firewall Another way to protect your device from malware is to use a firewall. A firewall prevents malicious attacks by blocking all unauthorised access to or from a private computer network. In addition to anti-virus software, a firewall provides an extra barrier against malware, reducing the chance of attack.

What is the primary means for mitigating virus and Trojan horse attacks? Antivirus software is the primary means of mitigating both virus and Trojan horse attacks. By using up-to-date antivirus software, the spread of viruses and Trojan horse attacks can be reduced.

A Trojan horse, or “Trojan”, enters your system disguised as a normal, harmless file or program designed to trick you into downloading and installing malware.

The 5 Most Dangerous Types of Malware to Be Cautious of in 2020

1. Ransomware – a Corporate Level Threat.
2. Mobile Malware – Not Pocket-Friendly.
3. Adware – the Annoying Salesperson.
4. Remote Access Trojans (RAT) – Uninvited Guests.
5. Banking Trojans – Better Not Let Them In.

The ILOVEYOU virus comes in an e-mail note with “I LOVE YOU” in the subject line and contains an attachment that, when opened, results in the message being re-sent to everyone in the recipient’s Microsoft Outlook address book and, perhaps more seriously, the loss of every JPEG, MP3, and certain other files on the …

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Onel De Guzman

Creator of the ‘Love Bug’, one of the world’s first global computer viruses that affected 45 million, now works in a phone repair shop in the Philippines and says he regrets unleashing the malignant files in 2000. The creator of one of the world’s first global computer viruses says he regrets his creation.

I wrote Onel de Guzman’s name on a piece of paper and showed it to shop workers at random in the hope that someone would recognise it. He admitted having created Love Bug, which he said was a revamped version of an earlier virus he had coded in order to steal internet access passwords.

Malware infections can kill Serious viral infections can cause serious illness – or even death. And computer viruses also have the potential to kill. In most cases, computer malware cause data loss, steal personal information and occasionally, cause physical damage to the infected computer.

Some computer viruses are programmed to harm your computer by damaging programs, deleting files, or reformatting the hard drive. Even less harmful computer viruses can significantly disrupt your system’s performance, sapping computer memory and causing frequent computer crashes.

If you notice any of the following issues with your computer, it may be infected with a virus:

1. Slow computer performance (taking a long time to start up or open programs)
2. Problems shutting down or restarting.
3. Missing files.
4. Frequent system crashes and/or error messages.
5. Unexpected pop-up windows.

A virus is a submicroscopic infectious agent that replicates only inside the living cells of an organism. Viruses infect all types of life forms, from animals and plants to microorganisms, including bacteria and archaea.

• Boot sector virus. This type of virus can take control when you start — or boot — your computer.
• Web scripting virus. This type of virus exploits the code of web browsers and web pages.
• Browser hijacker.
• Resident virus.
• Direct action virus.
• Polymorphic virus.
• File infector virus.
• Multipartite virus.

Viruses cause familiar infectious diseases such as the common cold, flu and warts. They also cause severe illnesses such as HIV/AIDS, Ebola, and COVID-19. Viruses are like hijackers. They invade living, normal cells and use those cells to multiply and produce other viruses like themselves.

Impact on human health The human virome is a part of our bodies and will not always cause harm. Many latent and asymptomatic viruses are present in the human body all the time. Viruses infect all life forms; therefore the bacterial, plant, and animal cells and material in our gut also carry viruses.