About Phishing Phishing is a criminal activity using social engineering techniques.criminalsocial engineering Phishers attempt to fraudulently acquire sensitive information, such as usernames, passwords and credit card details, by masquerading as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication.fraudulentlypasswordscredit card Ebay and PayPal are two of the most targeted companies, and online banks are also common targets.EbayPayPal Phishing is typically carried out using or an instant message, and often directs users to a website, although phone contact has been used as well. instant message
An Example of Phishing
About Spyware is computer software that collects personal information about users without their informed consent. Personal information is secretly recorded with a variety of techniques, including logging keystrokes, recording Internet web browsing history, and scanning documents on the computer's hard disk. Purposes range from overtly criminal (theft of passwords and financial details) to the merely annoying (recording Internet search history for targeted advertising, while consuming computer resources).
About Spyware (cont’d) Some variants attempt to track the websites a user visits and then send this information to an advertising agency. More malicious variants attempt to intercept passwords or credit card numbers as a user enters them into a web form or other applications. Unlike viruses and worms, spyware does not usually self-replicate. Like many recent viruses, however, spyware — by design — exploits infected computers for commercial gain
Anti-spyware programs Fake anti-spyware programs
An Example of Spyware