that people use daily, especially over the Internet, security becomes a major issue. There are many threats to computers that can cause physical damage to system components, compromise sensitive information, infect software, and even affect e-mail. These threats come in many forms and have been around since the implementation of operating systems. These threats include viruses, worms, logic bombs, trojan horses, backdoors, mobile code, exploits, auto-rooters, kits, spammer programs, flooders, keyloggers…
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