TLE-ICT III

• Malware

  • malicious computer program
• Computer virus(es)

  • self replicating program that attach to other computer files and spread from one to another
• Worms

  • these does not attach itself to other computer files to spread.
  • first appeared in 1978
  • it delete files, install programs, and send documents
• Trojan Horses

  • masquerades as useful program to trick user into installing them in the system
• Spyware

  • this program works in secret, which may be installed without the user knowing it
• Crackers

  • a term used to describe people who break to to heir computer system illegally
• Identity theft

  • systematic attempt to gain personal information that is used illegally
• Phishing or spoofing

  • obtaining sensitive information through deception
• Spam

  • general term for unsolicited message that you receive electronically
• The 10 commandments of computer ethics


  • Thou shalt not use a computer to harm other people.
  • Thou shalt not interfere with other people's computer work.
  • Thou shalt not snoop around in other people's computer files.
  • Thou shalt not use a computer to steal.
  • Thou shalt not use a computer to bear false witness.
  • Thou shalt not copy or use proprietary software for which you have not paid.
  • Thou shalt not use other people's computer resources without authorization or proper compensation.
  • Thou shalt not appropriate other people's intellectual output.
  • Thou shalt think about the social consequences of the program you are writing or the system you are designing.
  • Thou shall always use a computer in ways that ensure consideration and respect for your fellow humans