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malware - Coggle Diagram
malware
Malware?
Malware, or malicious software, is any program or file that is harmful to a computer user.
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Adware
Unwanted software designed to throw advertisements up on your screen, most often within a web browser.
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Bot?
Short for Robot, are small apps that perform automated tasks over the internet.
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Ransomware
A type of malware that prevents users from accessing their system or personal files and demands ransom payment in order to regain access.
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Rootkit
A rootkit is a collection of computer software, typically malicious, designed to enable access to a computer or an area of its software that is not otherwise allowed and often masks its existence or the existence of other software.
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Spyware
It gathers information about you, including the sites you visit, the things you download, your usernames and passwords, payment information, and the emails you send and receive.
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Trojan Horse
In Virgil’s epic poem, The Aeneid, a clever Greek war strategist named Odysseus devises a plan to get his men inside the walled city of Troy.
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Computer Virus
A virus is a specific type of malware that self-replicates by inserting its code into other programs.
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Malware Symptoms
While these types of malware differ greatly in how they spread and infect computers, they all can produce similar symptoms.
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