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Tech trivia challenge - scareware

Our WhatIs.com Tech Term is scareware
Scareware is a type of malware designed to trick victims into purchasing and downloading useless and potentially dangerous software. A scareware program usually generates pop-ups that resemble Windows system messages and warn the user that viruses or other problems have been detected.

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Secret Word of the Day
This controversial rootkit program gets its name from a play on words mocking a Microsoft product.  What’s the secret word?
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Acronym Challenge
Scareware preys on users’ FUD. What does FUD stand for?
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Tech Trivia
What browser was #1 on Bit9’s 2008 list of the most vulnerable applications? (Hint: It might not be the one you think it is.)
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The WhatIs.com Word of the Day is Fennec.

Tech Trivia
What was the first mobile phone virus?
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Secret Word of the Day
This wireless technology was named for a 10th century Danish king. What’s the secret word?
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IT Acronym Challenge
COO is a mobile positioning technique for finding a caller’s cell location. What does COO stand for?
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The WhatIs.com Word of the Day is IFrame.

Tech Trivia
What was hidden in the original Trojan horse?
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Secret Word of the Day
This keyboard-oriented, text-only Web browser was developed at the University of Kansas primarily for students who used UNIX workstations. What’s the secret word?
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IT Acronym Challenge
HCI is the study of how people interact with computers and how to design computers for successful interaction with human beings. What does HCI stand for?
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Tech Quiz of the Day from WhatIs.com: How much do you know about clickjacking?

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Tech Trivia
In the first six months of 2008, what percentage of sites serving malicious coding were legitimate sites that had been hacked?
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Secret Word of the Day
Who’s in your digital wallet? This type of exploit is used by malicious hackers to present a faked or modified website to the user as if it were legitimate. What’s the secret word?
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IT Acronym Challenge
CRAM is the two-level scheme for authenticating network users that’s included in the hypertext transfer protocol. What does CRAM stand for?
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Tech quiz of the day from WhatIs.com: How much do you know about Weave?

The WhatIs.com Word of the Day is Weave.

Tech Trivia
Which came first, the Web or the browser?
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Secret Word of the Day
This is a Web page that is optimized for search engines but not intended to be seen by humans.
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IT Acronym Challenge
FTP is commonly used to transfer files from their creator to the server. What does FTP stand for?
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