In part 1 of the Principles of Computer Surveillance guide, I discussed some of the common terms associated with computer surveillance. I explained terms such as spyware, a computer virus, a computer worm, Trojan horses, backdoors and malware. I discussed what information could be accessed by surveillance software, how the information is retrieved and the motivations for accessing information on a computer.
In part 2, I explain some of the ways in which surveillance software can be installed on a computer. If you have direct access to a computer, you can install the software onto the computer yourself. However, in this article, I am going to focus on how the software can be installed when you don’t have direct access to the computer. Essentially this is about packaging the software so that you can trick users into installing the surveillance software on their own computer without them realising.
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