'Spyware and Adware' introduces detailed, organized, and technical information exclusively on spyware and adware. It brings together current sources of information on spyware and adware, and also looks at the future direction of this field.
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| Introduction | |
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| Definitions and History | |
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| Motivation | |
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| Getting There | |
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| Installation | |
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| Explicit, Voluntary Installation | |
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| Drive-by Downloads, User Involvement | |
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| Drive-by Downloads, No User Involvement | |
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| Installation via Malware | |
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| Startup | |
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| Application-Specific Startup | |
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| GUI Startup | |
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| System Startup | |
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| Kernel Startup | |
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| Defenses | |
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| Staying There | |
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| Avoiding Detection | |
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| Basic Detection Avoidance | |
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| Anti-Spyware | |
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| Advanced Detection Avoidance: Rootkits | |
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| Avoiding Uninstall | |
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| Passive Avoidance | |
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| Active Avoidance | |
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| Keylogging | |
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| User Space Keylogging | |
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| Polling | |
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| Event Copying | |
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| Event Monitoring | |
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| User Space Keylogging Defenses | |
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| Authentication | |
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| Phoning Home | |
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| Push vs. Pull | |
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| Finding Home | |
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| Steganography | |
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| Information Leaking Defenses | |
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| Advertising | |
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| Types of Advertisement | |
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| Banner Advertisement | |
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| Banner Advertisement with Pull-down Menu | |
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| Expandable Banner Advertisement | |
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| Pushdown Banner Advertisement | |
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| Pop-up Advertisement | |
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| Pop-under Advertisement | |
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| Floating Advertisement | |
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| Tear-back Advertisement | |
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| In-text Advertisement | |
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| Transition Advertisement | |
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| Video Advertisements | |
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| Intent and Content | |
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| Advertisement Implementation | |
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| Implementation Location | |
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| Implementation on the User Machine | |
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| Implementation in the Network | |
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| Implementation near the User Machine | |
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| Implementation on the Server | |
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| Choosing Keywords | |
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| Blocking Advertisements | |
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| Pop-up Blocking | |
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| General Advertisement Blocking | |
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| Blocker Evasion and Blocker Blocking | |
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| Tracking Users | |
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| Cookies | |
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| Defenses | |
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| Other Browser-Related Tracking Methods | |
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| User Profiling | |
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| Cognitive Styles, Mood, and Personality | |
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| Future Actions | |
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| Demographic Information | |
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| Social Networks | |
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| Real World Activities | |
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| Physical of Location | |
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| Search Terms and keywords | |
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| Disinterests | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| References | |
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| Index | |
