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1AdwareThis is the least dangerous malware and its the most lucrative. This malware displays ads in your computer such as the one that says "you are the 100 visitor you won!"
2SpywareThis is a software that spies on you tracking your activities to send you advertisings.
3VirusA virus is a contagious program or code that attaches itself to another piece of software, and then reproduces itself when that software is run.
4WormIt's a program that replicates itself and destroys files on the computer.
5Browser HijackerThis dangerous Malware will redirect your normal search activity and give you the results the developers want you to see. Its intention is to make money off your web surfing.
6KeyloggersThis malaware record everything you type on your computer is intended to take your user name and log in paswords.
7RansomwareThis malware will notice you and block ypur computer saying that it will unblock until you pay your cybercrimes but this is completly fake.
8RootkitIt is designed to permit the other information gathering Malware to get the identity information from your computer without you realizing anything is going on.
9TrojanThe most dangerous Malware. Trojans are written with the purpose of discovering your financial information, taking over your computer’s system resources.
10BackdoorsBackdoors are the same as Trojans or worms, except that they open a
"backdoor" onto a computer, providing a network connection for hackers or other Malware to enter or for viruses or SPAM to be sent.