Additional BO61 Revision

Additional BO61 Revision

1. Malicious Software

   • Viruses
     • A computer virus is a malware program that, when executed, replicates by inserting copies of itself into other computer programs, data files, or the boot sector of the hard drive; when this replication succeeds, the affected areas are then said to be "infected".
     • Some popular types of computer viruses are; boot sector viruses, browser hijackers, direct action viruses, file infector viruses, macro viruses, multipartite viruses, polymorphic viruses, resident viruses, and web scripting viruses.
   • Malware
     • Malware is a term used to refer to hostile or intrusive software.
     • Malware can include computer viruses, worms, trojan horses, ransomware, spyware, adware, scareware, and other malicious programs
     • Can be prevented with anti-malware software such as bullguard, malwarebytes, and avg.

2. Network security

   • Malware and other malicious software can be spread throughout different peoples network.