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The name originated with a user named ajack on esato.com. Ajack was in a bank, searching for other BT enabled devices. When he found a Nokia 7650, he sent the owner a message saying "Buy Ericsson". He called it bluejacking, and it stuck ever since
Blue Jacking is the process of sending information, often anonymously, to devices by a wireless standard known as Bluetooth. The way this is done is by creating a new phone book entry and placing your information in the name entry then sending it to a nearby device which is Bluetooth enabled. Your information, an audible message or picture, should be heard by the user or seen to pop up on the screen of the retrieving device.
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What ia blueJACKing?
when you use it to flirt with some one (emma and jack)
What type of attack are bluetooth cell phones most vulnerable to with auto-discovery enabled and auto-pairing disabled?
BlueJacking
What are the typical threats that a computer user can encounter when using the internets?
We are living in a digital world, were computers are not just an ordinary thing anymore but a "necessity" to our everyday lives. Most of us only knew a little about computer security threats, the most common were "virus" and "worm".But did you know that there are 34 different types of Computer Security Threats?SpamSpam, or unsolicited commercial e-mail, may seem like the least of Internet security threats, but it really robs people of their time in having to constantly clean out the junk in their in-boxes. The other serious problem with spam is that it brings in viruses through attachments and tricks people into going to malicious websites. Spam can be a gateway to more severe threats.VirusesViruses can come from email, websites, discs and other computers. Viruses come in many types and strengths. A virus can be a program that simply causes your computer to slow down, or it can totally wreak havoc on your computer system, forcing you to reformat your computer. The best way to avoid viruses is to avoid downloading software that you are unsure about. Viruses can work to immediately disable or control your computer, or they may wait for a certain date to activate. Most antivirus software can prevent viruses quite easily.Adware/MalwareMalware means malicious software. It is code that installs itself on your computer without your ever knowing how you got it or where it came from. Malware may simply slow your computer down by reporting to other websites what you are doing, such as which websites you are visiting, or it can cause unending pop-up ads. Malware can be used to steal personal information, or it can completely take over your computer. Many programs are aimed at stopping and removing malware, similar to the way antivirus software works.DOS AttacksDenial-of-service attacks are among the most serious Internet threats. Remote computers will take control of many computers on the Internet through viruses or malware and direct all of those computers' resources toward using all the resources of a website or database or an organization's infrastructure. The draw all at once on a system makes it come to a stop.Information TheftThe silent security threat of the Internet is information theft. Many people already know that identity theft is a serious problem, but identity theft is done easily online. Criminals hack in to large databases of consumer information to steal your identity, but individual information can also be stolen from your computer when you get infected with a virus or malware. Your bank account number and passwords can be stolen from you as they are transmitted online.Boot Sector VirusesBoot sector viruses spread by modifying the program that enables yourcomputer to start up.When you switch on a computer, the hardware looks for the boot sector program -which is usually on the hard disk, but can be on a floppy disk or CD - and runs it. Thisprogram then loads the rest of the operating system into memory.A boot sector virus replaces the original boot sector with its own, modified version (andusually hides the original somewhere else on the hard disk). When you next start up,the infected boot sector is used and the virus becomes active.You can only become infected if you boot up your computer from an infected disk, e.g.a floppy disk that has an infected boot sector.Boot sector viruses were the first type of virus to appear, and they are mostly quite old.They are rarely encountered today.BluesnarfingBluesnarfing is the theft of data from a Bluetooth phone.Like Bluejacking, Bluesnarfing depends on the ability of Bluetooth-enabled devices todetect and contact others nearby.In theory, a Bluetooth user running the right software on their laptop can discover anearby phone, connect to it without your confirmation, and download your phonebook,pictures of contacts and calendar.Your mobile phone's serial number can also be downloaded and used to clone thephone.You should turn off Bluetooth or set it to "undiscoverable". The undiscoverable settingallows you to continue using Bluetooth products like headsets, but means that yourphone is not visible to others.backdoor TrojanA backdoor Trojan allows someone to take control of another user'scomputer via the internet without their permission.A backdoor Trojan may pose as legitimate software, just as other Trojan horse programsdo, so that users run it. Alternatively - as is now increasingly common - users mayallow Trojans onto their computer by following a link in spam mail.Once the Trojan is run, it adds itself to the computer's startup routine. It can thenmonitor the computer until the user is connected to the internet. When the computergoes online, the person who sent the Trojan can perform many actions - for example,run programs on the infected computer, access personal files, modify and upload files,track the user's keystrokes, or send out spam mail.
