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There are three types of pornware programs, as categorized in the table below.
Table 4. Types of pornware programs categorized by their functions
TYPE
NAME
DESCRIPTION
Porn-Dialers
Automatic dialers
These programs contain the phone
numbers of pornographic phone services
and automatically dial them; unlike Trojan
dialers, they notify users about their
actions.
Porn-
Downloaders
Programs for
downloading files
from the Internet
These programs download pornographic
information to the user’s computer; unlike
Trojan dialers, they notify users about their
actions.
Porn-Tools
Tools
They are used to search for and display
pornography; this type include special
browser toolbars, and special video
players.
OTHER RISKWARE PROGRAMS
Subcategory: other riskware programs
Severity level: medium
Most of these programs are useful programs, in common legitimate use. They
include IRC clients, dialers, file downloading management programs, computer
system activity monitors, password management utilities, and FTP, HTTP or
Telnet servers.
However, if an intruder obtains access to these programs, or installs them on the
user's computer, their functionality can be used to breach the computer’s
security.
The table lists riskware programs, grouped by function.