Saher Naveed (B_bsf1905189)

Identify the key features of security tools :

Security tools include :

 Personal firewalls
 Antivirus programs
 Malware removers
 Internet filters

1) Personal Firewall :
 A personal firewall is a security tool that detects and protects a personal
computer and its data from unauthorized intrusions.

 Personal firewalls constantly monitor all transmissions to and from a

computer or mobile device and may inform a user of attempted intrusions .

 When connected to the Internet, your computer or mobile device is vulnerable

to attacks from hackers who try to access a computer or network illegally.
These attacks may destroy your data, steal information, damage your
computer, or carry out some other malicious action

 A computer virus is a potentially damaging program that affects a computer

or device negatively by altering the way it works.

 In addition to viruses, other malware includes worms, trojan horse

programs, and rootkits.

 A worm resides in active memory and replicates itself over a network to infect
computers and devices, using up system resources and possibly shutting
down the system.

 A trojan horse is a destructive program disguised as a real program, such as

a screen saver. When a user runs a seemingly innocent program, a trojan
horse hiding inside can capture information, such as user names and
passwords, from your computer or enable someone to control your computer
remotely.
  A rootkit is a program that easily can hide and allow someone to take full
control of your computer from a remote location, often for nefarious purposes.

2) Antivirus Programs :

 An antivirus program protects a computer against viruses by identifying and

removing any computer viruses found in memory, on storage media, or on
incoming files.

 A quarantine is a separate area of a hard drive that holds the infected file until
the infection can be removed.

3) Malware removers :
 Spyware is a type of program placed on a computer or mobile device without the
user’s knowledge that secretly collects information about the user and then
communicates the information it collects to some outside source while the user is
online.

 Adware is a type of program that displays an online advertisement in a banner or

pop-up or pop-under window on webpages, email messages, or other Internet
services.

 A spyware remover is a type of program that detects and deletes spyware and
similar programs.

 An adware remover is a program that detects and deletes adware.

4) Internet filters :
 Internet Filters are programs that remove or block certain items from being
displayed. Four widely used Internet filters are anti-spam programs, web filters,
phishing filters, and pop-up and pop-under blockers.

 Spam is an unsolicited email message or posting sent to many recipients or

forums at once. Spam is considered Internet junk mail.
 An anti-spam program is a filtering program that attempts to remove spam
before it reaches your inbox or forum.

 Web filtering software is a program that restricts access to certain material on

the web.

 Phishing is a scam in which a perpetrator sends an official looking email

message that attempts to obtain your personal or financial information.

 A phishing filter is a program that warns or blocks you from potentially

fraudulent or suspicious websites.

 A pop-up ad is an Internet advertisement that suddenly appears in a new

window on top of a webpage.

 A pop-under ad is an Internet advertisement that is hidden behind the browser

window so that it will be viewed when users close their browser windows.

 A pop-up blocker or pop-under blocker is a filtering program that stops pop-up or pop-under ads from
displaying on webpages. Many browsers include these blockers. You also can download pop-up and pop-
under blockers from the web at no cost.