Computer security risk

Computer security risks are events that may damage or steal data or allow unauthorized access to a computer without notifying the user. Your computer is all about operating systems and applications, the majority of such attacks come along with malicious applications, or bad software, in other words. It is commonly believed that all damages are only done by computer viruses, but in reality there are several types of bad software. Features such as back door, dialer, spyware, virus and worm, key logger, adware, and many more can result in a computer security risk.

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