Computer Concepts Ch. 7 Sec. E
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studierABC on November 19, 2010
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vocabulary terms on web and e-mail security
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 ad-serving cookie | tracks your activities at any site containing banner ads from that third party |
| flash cookie | (also called local shared object)is the flash equivalent of a conventional Web cookie. |
| web bug | (or clear GIF) is typically a 1x1 pixel graphic embedded in a Web page or e-mail message. |
| antispyware | type of security software designed to identify and nuetralize web bugs, ad-serving cookies, and other spyware. |
| anonymous proxy service | uses an intermediary, or proxy, server to relay web page requests after masking the originating IP addres |
| pharming | an exploit that redirects users to fake sites by "poisoning" a domain name server with a false IP address |
| spam | unwanted electronic junk mail about medical products, low cost loans, and fake software upgrades that arrive in you online mailbox |
| spam filter | type of utility software that captures unsolidated email messages before they reach your inbox |
| e-mail authentication | verify that e-mail messages originate from the internet domain from which they claim to have been sent |
| phishing | e-mail based scam that's designed to persuade you to reveal confidential information such as your bank account number or social security number |
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