Spyware
changes the behaviour of your computer without your prior knowledge or consent. Some of the common symptoms are:
- Sluggish Performance, Instability and Erratic Behaviour
- Mysterious Ad/Porn Popups
- Browser Homepage and Search hijack
Viruses
infect files on your computer and spread rapidly causing widespread damage. Your computers may show some of the following effects:
- Total Data Loss and System Failure
- Sluggish Performance and Instability
- Mail Client hijack
Trojans
- Total Data Loss and System Failure
- Sluggish Performance and Instability
- Compromise security, Theft of Passwords/Credit Card Numbers
Worms
are self-contained programs which are particularly destructive.
- Total Data Loss and System Failure
- Sluggish Performance, and Instability
- Mail Client hijack, uses email as means of propagation
- Network traffic congestion from rapid propagation
- Compromise security, Theft of Passwords/Credit Card Numbers