Spyware and Adware Prevention for Students



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Spyware and Adware Prevention for Students

Spyware and Adware Protection

Spyware is any software that covertly gathers user information through the user's Internet connection without his or her knowledge, usually for advertising purposes.

Adware is software that goes beyond the reasonable advertising that one might expect from freeware or shareware. Typically, adware is a separate program that is installed at the same time as a shareware or similar program.

Spyware and Adware Tutorials

Name	Last Revised	Comments
*Spyware and Adware - What's in Your Computer - Part 1* (Tutorial) *Spware and Adware - What's in Your Computer Part 1* (Presentation Slides) *Spyware and Adware - What's in Your Computer - Part 1* (Narration Text)	4/5/2007	This course is the first of a two-part course on spyware and adware. Part 1 will define spyware and adware, discuss the malicious intent of spyware and adware, discuss the symptoms displayed by infected computers, and explore the hidden dangers of pop-ups and peer-to-peer networking. NOTE: This course is designed for Windows operating system clients. This course is not relevant for Mac OS clients.
*Spyware and Adware - What's in Your Computer - Part 2* (Tutorial) *Spyware and Adware - What's in Your Computer Part 2(Presentation Slides) Spyware and Adware - What's in Your Computer - Part 2*(Narration Text)	8/18/2009	This is the second part of a two-part course. Part 2 reviews the ways in which spyware and adware get installed, describes some methods and best practices to avoid spyware and adware, and provides a list of resources in order to pursue this topic further. NOTE: This course is designed for Windows operating system clients. This course is not relevant for Mac OS clients.
*Spware and Adware - What's in Your Computer* (Course Quick Guide)	8/18/2009	This two-page handout provides a summary of the entire two-part Spyware and Adware - What's in Your Computer course. The job aid is designed to be printed double-sided and folded into thirds.