All About Malware - Overview
Malware stands for malicious software, meaning software that can be used to cause harm to the host computer. Malware is a broad term that refers to a variety of malicious programs. The most common types of malware as below : Virus Adware Bot Ransomware Rootkit Spyware Trojan Horse Worm Spam Keylogger Backdoors Phishing Lets discuss each one in detail : Virus A computer virus is malicious computer program that replicates by copying itself to another program or computer boot sector which changes the way computer works. A virus can be spread by opening an email attachment, clicking on an executable file, visiting an infected website, connecting removable storage device or viewing an infected website advertisement . Adware Adware is unwant...