Survival Time History The survival time is calculated as the average time between reports for an average target IP address. If you are assuming that most of these reports are generated by worms that attempt to propagate, an unpatched system would be infected by such a probe. The average time between probes will vary widely from network to network. Some of our submitters subscribe to ISPs which block ports commonly used by worms. As a result, these submitters report a much longer 'survival time'. On the other hand, University Networks and users of high speed internet services are frequently targeted with additional scans from malware like bots. If you are connected to such a network, your 'survival time' will be much smaller. The main issue here is of course that the time to download critical patches will exceed this survival time. In order to help users setup new systems, refer to this guide: Windows XP: Surviving the First Day

adware: (lower case) is any software application in which advertising banners are displayed while the program is running. It usually includes code that tracks a user's personal information and passes it on to third parties, without the user's authorization or knowledge.       spyware: any technology that aids in gathering information about a person or organization without their knowledge. spyware is programming that is put in someone's computer to secretly gather information about the user and relay it to advertisers or other interested parties. Spyware can get in a computer as a software virus or as the result of installing a new program.

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