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Investigating Spyware in Peer-to-Peer Tools
Blekinge Institute of Technology, Department of Software Engineering and Computer Science.
Blekinge Institute of Technology, Department of Software Engineering and Computer Science.
2003 (English)Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (One Year))Student thesis
Abstract [en]

Peer-to-Peer (P2P) tools are used exclusively when their users are connected to the Internet, thus constituting a good foundation for online commercials to help finance further tool development. Although software that displays ads (adware) is very common, activity monitoring or information collecting software that spies on the users (spyware) may be installed together with the P2P tool. This paper will present a method for examining P2P tool installations and present test results from a few of the most common P2P tools. It will also discuss whether these tools, with their bundled software, make any privacy intrusions. Finally, the method itself will be evaluated and suggestions of refinements will be proposed.

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2003. , p. 52
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Peer-to-Peer, Spyware, Adware, Privacy
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Computer Sciences
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URN: urn:nbn:se:bth-2293Local ID: oai:bth.se:arkivexA5D24182FCE21E50C1256CFE00334F03OAI: oai:DiVA.org:bth-2293DiVA, id: diva2:829562
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