malware

malware

1. computer virus

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

2. trojan

   • A trojan appears to be a harmless application - a downloaded game for example.

3. spyware

4. adware

   • This malware can force your browser to display unwanted pop-up advertisements.

5. phising

6. pharming

   • When you want to visit a website, you type a web address into your browser. Pharming malware will infect your browser, redirecting you to an identical looking, but fake website.

7. click fraud

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

8. ransomware

9. rootkits

10. scareware

11. worm

    • This behaves just like a virus, but does not necessarily harm files. Instead, it tries to copy itself so many times that the whole system runs out of resources and crashes.