MONDAY
spyware
software that gathers user information through the user's Internet connection without his or her knowledge.
TUESDAY
adware
A form of spyware that collects information about the user in order to display advertisements in the Web browser based on the information it collects from the user's browsing patterns.
WEDNESDAY
malware
Short for malicious software, software designed specifically to damage or disrupt a system, such as a virus
THURSDAY
IP spoofing
A technique used to gain unauthorized access to computers, whereby the intruder sends messages to a computer with an IP address indicating that the message is coming from a trusted host.
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