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Presentation 8:00 Standing Room Only
Anish Parikh, Assistant Manager, Vigyan Inc.
Spyware and Adware
Thursday, February 17, 2005 at 6:30 PM
SPYWARE: By definition a Spyware is a program that secretly monitors your actions. They are sometimes sinister, like a remote control program used by a hacker. Software companies have been known to use spyware to gather data about customers. The practice is generally frowned upon. Another variant of spyware also known as Adware is a hidden software program that transmits user information via the Internet to advertisers in exchange for free downloaded software. The terms Spyware & Adware are many times used as alike.
Advertising companies also install additional tracking software on your system, which is continuously "calling home", using your Internet connection and reports statistical data to the "mothership". While according to the privacy policies of the companies, there will be no sensitive or identifying data collected from your system and you shall remain anonymous, it still remains the fact, that you have a "live" server sitting on your PC that is sending information about you and your surfing habits to a remote location..... Mr. Anish Parikh presentation will be on these two forms of undesirable renegade software programs that threaten to inundate the computers we use at work and home.
Biographical Sketch: Mr. Anish Parikh is an Engineer with a Bachelor's Degree in "Electronics & Telecom" from Pune University in India. I was mainly involved in techno-sales jobs earlier in India. I came to USA, about 5 years ago on a work Visa & currently employed with a company called Vigyan Inc since then. Mr. Parikh claiming to be no expert in Spyware/Adware issues or about the intricate and technical aspects of it. However he has worked on these issues since last 2 years and has fixed 100's of system which had spyware infection.
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Directions
From Norfolk:
Take the HAMPTON RDS CENTER PKWY WEST exit- exit number 261A. 0.3 miles
Merge onto HAMPTON ROADS CENTER PKWY. 0.5 miles
Turn RIGHT onto VA-600 N/BIG BETHEL RD. 0.1 miles
Turn RIGHT onto TOWNE CENTRE WAY. <0.1 miles
End at 55 TOWN CENTER WAY HAMPTON VA
From Williamsburg:
Take the HAMPTON RDS CENTER PKWY WEST exit- exit number 261A. 0.2 miles
Merge onto HAMPTON ROADS CENTER PKWY. 0.2 miles
Turn RIGHT onto VA-600 N/BIG BETHEL RD. 0.1 miles
Turn RIGHT onto TOWNE CENTRE WAY. <0.1 miles
End at 55 TOWN CENTER WAY HAMPTON VA
Agenda
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6:00 PM Executive Committee Meeting
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6:30 PM Social Period
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7:00 PM Dinner
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8:00 PM Technical Presentation
Meal Costs
- Members & Guests: $20.00
- Students$10.00
- There is no charge to attend the presentation.