This is unwanted electronic junk mail about medical products, low-cost loans, and fake software upgrades that arrived in your online mailbox.
What is spam.
100
This provides the rights to a storage area, or "mailbox," supplied by an e-mail provider.
What is an email account.
200
This is a cyberspace version of the metal cart you wheel around a store and fill up with merchandise.
What is an online shopping cart.
200
This is an extension of HTTP that simply encrypts the text of an HTTP message before it is sent.
What is secure HTTP.
300
This is an exploit that redirects users to fake sites by "poisoning" a domain name server with a false IP address.
What is Pharming.
300
PayPal is an example of this type of service.
What is online payment service.
300
This service uses an intermediary server to relay Web page requests after masking the originating IP address.
What is anonymous proxy service.
400
This is a type of security software designed to identify and neutralize Web bugs, ad-serving cookies, and other spyware.
What is Antispyware.
500
When clicking an ad, a third party can create a this cookie and use it to track your activities at any site containing banners ads from that third party.