Spyware is software that collects information about a user's activities without their consent. It can gather personal data like internet browsing habits, logins, and financial information. Spyware spreads through piggybacking on other software installations, drive-by downloads, browser hijacking, and browser vulnerabilities. It comes in different forms like domestic, commercial, USB, audio/video, and cellphone spyware. Users can prevent spyware infection by carefully reviewing software agreements, avoiding using uncontrolled systems, updating software, and using firewalls and safe browsing/downloading practices.

2. Agenda
• What is spyware?
• Types of Spyware?
• Spyware Propagation
• Prevent Infection
• Conclusion
• References

3. What is spyware?

4. • is software that aims to gather information
about a person or organization without their
knowledge, that may send such information to
another entity without the consumer's
consent, or that asserts control over a device
without the consumer's knowledge.
• Spyware hides its process, files similar to
Trojan horse.

5. What can it do?
• Spyware can collect almost any type of data,
including personal information like internet
surfing habits, user logins, and bank or credit
account information.

6. Spyware Propagation

7. Piggybacked software installation

8. Drive-by download

9. Browser add-ons/Browser hijackers

10. Masquerading as anti-spyware

11. • Web browser vulnerability exploits
• Cookies

12. Spyware types
• Domestic Spyware is software purchased to
monitor internet activity on a computer for
business purposes. Domestic spyware is
usually found in a work place.
• Commercial Spyware it used illegally by
companies to track internet activity for
advertisement purposes.

13. USB Spyware

14. Audio & Video Spyware

15. Cellphone Spyware(GPS ,SMS, …).

16. How can you
prevent Spyware?

17. • When installing any software on your
computer, make sure you carefully read all
disclosures, including the license agreement
and privacy statement. Sometimes unwanted
software in a given software installation may
be actually documented, might appear at the
end of a license agreement or privacy
statement.

18. By the Numbers
• 63% Percentage of people that accept End
User License Agreements without reading the
text, according to a Lavasoft poll.

19. • Try to avoid using any computer system
which is not totally under your control.
• Do not use administrative mode unless it is
necessary.

20. • Do not store personal information on any
computer system that is not totally under
your control

21. • Update Your Software
• Surf and Download More Safely
• Use a Firewall

22. Conclusion
• It should be part of your security awareness
program.
• You can Monitor your Childs and employees .
• It can be used in forensics investigations.
• Can be used in Pen. Testing .
• Counter measures.

23. References
• http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/S/spyware.html
• http://www.pandasecurity.com/mediacenter/src/upl
oads/2014/07/Annual-Report-PandaLabs-2013.pdf
• http://lavasoft.com/support/spywareeducationcente
r/spyware_statistics.php
• http://webpage.pace.edu/pc08759n/Final%20Projec
t/spyware3.html
• “Ethical Hacking” ,Dr. Adil Yousif,Jan 2017.