KIDS: Hey! We're here for the party.
GIRL: There's no party and I don't even know you!
You're careful about who you let into your house, right? But are you as careful when it comes to your computer?
The internet gives you access to heaps of stuff, but there's plenty of nasties out there too. It's called Malware - that's short for malicious, or nasty, software and this is it in action. Malware is any software designed to do something you don't want
First there's the virus. These nasty little critters piggyback on things like emails and downloads to get into your computer. They act like a real virus, copying themselves and then getting up to all sorts of things. They can make your computer sick, destroy your files, or just remind you that they're there in annoying ways.
And here's a friend of the virus; the worm. They can sneak into your computer by themselves and cause all sorts of havoc.
Next is the trojan horse. It's a program that looks like something you want, like a game, a download or another piece of software so you let it in and it goes berserk.
There's a very sneaky one called spyware. It can watch and record everything you do what's on your screen. Even your key strokes. Your personal details, your credit card number, the names and email addresses of your friends all can be recorded by spyware.
GIRL: There's no party and I don't even know you!
You're careful about who you let into your house, right? But are you as careful when it comes to your computer?
The internet gives you access to heaps of stuff, but there's plenty of nasties out there too. It's called Malware - that's short for malicious, or nasty, software and this is it in action. Malware is any software designed to do something you don't want
First there's the virus. These nasty little critters piggyback on things like emails and downloads to get into your computer. They act like a real virus, copying themselves and then getting up to all sorts of things. They can make your computer sick, destroy your files, or just remind you that they're there in annoying ways.
And here's a friend of the virus; the worm. They can sneak into your computer by themselves and cause all sorts of havoc.
Next is the trojan horse. It's a program that looks like something you want, like a game, a download or another piece of software so you let it in and it goes berserk.
There's a very sneaky one called spyware. It can watch and record everything you do what's on your screen. Even your key strokes. Your personal details, your credit card number, the names and email addresses of your friends all can be recorded by spyware.