Types Of Viruses and Hackers (Midterm)

Midterm

During the middle of the term or midterm period I began to feel more confotable in the new enviroment and we started going deeper into the world of computer ethics. We talked about the history of hackers and hacking and the different types of hackers. We also talked about the Viruses that would be created by the hackers and the different types of viruses.

• Hackers

In the computer security context, a hacker is someone who seeks and exploits weaknesses in a computer or computer network. Hackers may be motivated by a multitude of reasons, such as profit, protest, or challenge. The subculture that has evolved around hackers is often referred to as the computer underground and is now a known community. While other uses of the word hacker exist that are not related to computer security, such as referring to someone with an advanced understanding of computers and computer networks, they are rarely used in mainstream context. They are subject to the long standing hacker definition controversy about the true meaning of the term hacker. In this controversy, the term hacker is reclaimed by computer programmers who argue that someone breaking into computers is better called a cracker, not making a difference between computer criminals (black hats) and computer security experts (white hats). Some white hat hackers claim that they also deserve the title hacker, and that only black hats should be called crackers.

List of different Hackers:

• White Hat Hackers
• Black Hat Hackers.
• Script Kiddies
• State Sponsored Hackers
• Spy Hackers
• Cyber Terrorists

• Viruses

A computer virus is a program or piece of code that is loaded onto your computer without your knowledge and runs against your wishes. Viruses can also replicate themselves. All computer viruses are man-made. A simple virus that can make a copy of itself over and over again is relatively easy to produce. Even such a simple virus is dangerous because it will quickly use all available memory and bring the system to a halt. An even more dangerous type of virus is one capable of transmitting itself across networks and bypassing security systems.