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Match List I (Internet term) with List II (Description) and choose the correct answer from the options given below.

List I
i.Spyware
ii.Phishing
iii.Social networking sites
iv.Pharming
List II
a.Malicious software installed on a user's hard drive or a web server that redirects the user to a fake website without their consent or knowledge
b.Websites designed to promote the building of online communities who share the same interest, usually free of charge, where users can add friends, post messages and update personal profiles
c.A legitimate-looking email sent to a user in the hope of gathering personal information, so that when the recipient clicks the link they are sent to a fake website
d.Software that secretly gathers information by monitoring the key presses on a user's keyboard, relaying this back to the person who sent the software
Ai-a, ii-b, iii-c, iv-d
Bi-d, ii-b, iii-c, iv-a
Ci-b, ii-d, iii-a, iv-c
Di-d, ii-c, iii-b, iv-a ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) i-d, ii-c, iii-b, iv-a
Explanation

Spyware secretly gathers information by monitoring keyboard presses and relaying them to the attacker.

Phishing uses a legitimate-looking email whose link sends the recipient to a fake site to harvest personal details.

Social networking sites are platforms that build online communities where users add friends and post messages.

Pharming installs malicious code on a hard drive or web server that redirects users to a fake website without their knowledge.

This pairs spyware with key monitoring, phishing with the deceptive email, social networking with communities and pharming with redirection.

Spyware, phishing and pharming are threats, while social networking is a legitimate service.

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