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What is Anti-virus

Chapter 16
Handbook of Research on Computational Forensics, Digital Crime, and Investigation: Methods and Solutions
software designed to detect and remove viruses, worms, and often other types of malware, and protect computers from future infections
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Identity Theft through the Web
Thomas M. Chen (Swansea University, UK)
Copyright: © 2010 |Pages: 17
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-836-9.ch016
Abstract
Most people recognize there are risks to online privacy but may not be fully aware of the various ways that personal information about them can be stolen through the Web. People can be lured to malicious Web sites designed to deceive them into revealing their personal information or unknowingly download malicious software to their computer. Even worse, legitimate sites can be compromised to host attacks called drive-by downloads. This chapter describes the online risks to identity theft and the technological means for protecting individuals from losing their personal information while surfing the Web.
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