Discovering Computers ©2018: Digital Technology, Data, and Devices

1st Edition

ISBN: 9781337285100

Author: Misty E. Vermaat, Susan L. Sebok, Steven M. Freund, Jennifer T. Campbell, Mark Frydenberg

Publisher: Cengage Learning

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Windows is an operating system produced by Microsoft Corporation, initially released in the year 1985 and also known as Microsoft Windows. It has been written in JavaScript with visual basics, and C. Windows is the most popular operating system (OS) for …

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Usage of social media in spreading the malware infection:

Malware is defined as the damage that is caused to the system software and used to gain unauthorized access.

The malware author tries to gain the access to unauthorized access to acquire information about the personal information like mobile number, bank details, passwords, contacts and many others...

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Solution Summary: The author defines malware as the damage that is caused to the system software and used to gain unauthorized access. Malware authors focus on social media.

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