Malware
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Software that gets installed on your computer by bundling with other downloadable programs, emails, files sharing or exploiting security holes in the system [1]. The severity of malware infection varies from simple advertisement pop-ups to stealing of important information from your computer like data and passwords [2].
Types of malware: Spyware, Trojan horses, Viruses, Worms
References
- ↑ Runciman, B. (2011). Malware Response. ITNOW, 53(6), 34-36. http://itnow.oxfordjournals.org/content/53/6/34.short
- ↑ https://ist.mit.edu/security/malware
