Types of Malware

Malware or malicious software is a type of software that has the objective of damaging a system. Inside the malware you can see different kinds like virus, trojans, worm, keyloggers, botnets, ransomwares, spyware, adware, hijackers, rootkits, bootkits, rogues…

Adware: an adware is a program with the objective of infesting your pc with advertisements. To prevent that you should read the terms and use of some freeware because they can include information about this.

Spyware: a spyware is a program with the objective of spying someone without his consent. This type of malware usually usually used in companies to spy others.

Botnets: this type of malware is used to create an army of zombie computers that later attacks someone.

Keyloggers: keylogger is a software that captures the keys that you are pressing and later sends them to the user that created the program. It is usually used to steal users and passwords.

Rootkits: this malware is used to give privileged functions of a system and then hide the process that are being run by a cracker or a hacker.

Virus: a virus is a malware that can be reproduced and transmitted in a system causing damage like a lost data, crash pc…

Trojans: a trojan is a type of malware that it can go unnoticed and it’s used to install other malware in the system.

Worm: the worms are like viruses, the only different is that the worms don’t need an archive to continue living. Worms usually reproduce in different media like networks peer to peer and mails.

Ransomwares: the ransomwares are malware that encrypt the pc information. To decrypt that information, you usually have to pay or follow a series of instructions.

Backdoors: this malware allows to its owner the access to the system and control all the files and data.

Alejandro B. G.

4th ESO A