malware

malware

1. malicios software

   • this is an umbrella term given to software that is designed to harm a digital system damage data or harvest sensitive information

2. virus

   • a piece of malicios code that attaches to a legitimate program it is capable of reproducing itself and usually capable of causing great harm to files or other programs on the same computer

3. worm

   • worms get around by exploiting vulnerabilities in operating systems and attaching themselves to emails they replicate using up hard drive space and bandwidth overloading servers

4. trojan horse

   • users are tricked into downloading it to their computer once installed the trojan works undercover to carry out a predetermined task

5. rootkit

   • designed to remotely access and control a computer system without being detected by security software or the user

6. ransomware

   • encrypts files stored on a computer to extort/demand or steal money from organisations

7. spyware

   • is secretly installed to collect information from someone else's computer
   • keyloggers=spyware that records every keystroke made on a computer to steal personal information

8. adware

   • automatically shows ads such as popups most adware is harmless but some contain spyware such as keyloggers

9. botnet

   • bots take control of a computer system without the users knowledge a botnet is a large collection of malware-infected devices (zombies) an attacker (bot herder) chooses when to wake the zombies to perform an attack

10. DDoS attack

    • flooding a website with useless traffic to inundate and overwhelm the network