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Malware - Coggle Diagram
Malware
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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Malicious Bots
Botnets cause distributed denial-of-service attacks (DDoS Attack). In 2016 there was a DDoS attack that affected PSN & some Xbox Live apps.
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Bugs
Bugs are a flaw that produces an undesired outcome.
These flaws are usually the result of human error and typically exist in the source code or compilers of a program.
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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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Worm
A worm copies of itself from computer to computer. It can replicate itself without any human interaction, and it does not need to attach itself to a software program or files in order to cause damage.
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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. Computers that are infected with malware can exhibit any of the following symptoms:
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Social Engineering
To put it simply, if cybercriminals use malware and viruses to hack our computers, then social engineering is how they hack our minds.
Spam
Spam is the electronic sending of mass unsolicited messages. The most common medium for spam is email, but it is not uncommon for spammers to use instant messages, texting, blogs, web forums, search engines, and social media.
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Firewall
A firewall, at its most basic level, permits or denies communications between computers, between networks, or between computers and networks (for example, your home computer and the Internet) based on the firewall’s configuration rules.
Anti-virus Software
avast.com is a free* anti-virus software. Avast scans for and
protects customers from all varieties of malware.
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Anti-Malware Software
malwarebytes.com is a free* anti-malware software. It aims to protect you against all manner of malware, but common viruses and older threats aren't included.
