m a l w a r e

m a l w a r e

1. trojan

   • A trojan appears to be a harmless application that lets someone in though the back door

2. adware

   • This malware can force your browser to display unwanted pop-up advertisements.
   • It can also take over your browser home page

3. worm

   • This behaves just like a virus, but does not necessarily harm files.

4. virus

   • This is a piece of code that is designed to replicate itself throughout the computer or network

5. click fruad

   • Click fraud malware aims to use your computer resources to open certain web sites and send a mouse click to the adverts. Every click makes them money.