Question

Name atleast 5 types of malware and define them

Answer 1

Types of malware:

Virus:Stands for Vital Infomation Resourse Under Seize.It is a program or set of programs that disrupts the normal operation of the computer without permission or knowledge of the user.

Trojan Horse:Trojan Horse is aprogram that acts as a malicious or harmful code,it designed to cause some malicious activity or to provide a backdoor to your system.

Worm:A computer worm is a standalone malware computer program that replicates itself in order to spread to other computers.

Spyware:It is a software that secreatly collects user information while on internet.

Ransomware:Ransomware is atype of malware that prevents or restricts access to your compuyer system and demands that a ransom is paid in order for the restriction to be removed.

Answer 2

The types of malware are listed below

#Computer Virus

Created to relentlessly self-replicate it infects programs and files. The malicious activities may be targeted at destroying valuable data or causing unrepairable damages.

#Spyware

The name says it all, the software is created to spy on the victim so, it is secretly implanted on the computing device by the hacker. The spyware gathers information and sends it to the hacker.

#Adware

The malicious program is devised to pop-up unwanted advertisements on the victim’s computer without their permission. The pop-ups are uncontrollable and tend to behave erratically, they usually appear numerous times on the screen and it becomes tedious to close them.

#Rootkit

Rootkit Virus assists a hacker in remotely accessing or controlling a computing device or network without being exposed. They are hard to detect due to the reason that they become active even before the system’s Operating System is booted up.

#Trojan Horse

The name “Trojan horse” arrives from the ancient Greek tale on Trojan War. Similar to the story, the malicious program sneaks into the victim’s computer disguised as a legitimate program that users will accept and want to use.

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