Have you mastered using the Internet securely? This post is about questions you should be able to answer about surfing the web securely. Questions range from email security to surfing the web to computer programs to hackers. These questions are basic and you should be able to answer each one for you to be safe on the web.

Malware is software designed to infiltrate or damage a computer without the users consent. Largely do to marketing schemes.

Computer malware is largly driven by the market. Companies and organization are trying to get information about where you shop online and do with spyware. Advertise their products with adware. Keep the process going with viruses and worms.

Follow up:

Question: What forms of malware are there?

Answer: Viruses, Adware, and Spyware

Question: How is a computer virus similar to a biological virus?

Answer: They are both called an infection and the infected file/person is called a host.

Question: What things do you look for to know you are receiving a virus-infected e-mail?

Answer: For files with multiple extentions like .doc.vbs and executable files.

Question: What is spyware and what is adware?

Answer: Spyware is software that monitors activity on a computer and adware is advertisments/popups that are not triggered or are triggered by the user.

Question: Why do crooks/hackers phish?

Answer: To acquire credit card information and passwords.

Question: Why is a Trojan difficult to detect?

Answer: It is disguised as a legitimate program.

If you would like to take to full test online answer the questions here:
http://www.consumerjungle.org/flash/Computers_Concept.swf