![]() This is a type of malware that prevents or limits access by users to their own system. Ransomware: the main characteristic of this malware is hijacking. Trojans may end up wiping out files or stealing information.ĥ. Once the Trojan is inside the device, it can be manipulated for different purposes. They can infect a computer by clicking on an image, a link to a malicious webpage or by opening a file attached to an email. Trojans: to start off with these appear to be innocuous programs in that the malware is usually “hidden” within a real application that is, it works by deceit. Spyware: this type of malware goes through devices looking for keywords, passwords and other valuable information.Ĥ. The worm replicates itself and in turn is sent to the address book of all recipients and so on in chain-like fashion.ģ. An example of this is the automatic sending of it to all the contacts in address books of recipients in email services. Worm: this is a variant of a virus that is self-replicating that is, it reproduces itself in equipment and is designed to propagate itself without human help. People help viruses spread by sharing infected files by forwarding mail or messages in instant messaging systems.Ģ. ![]() One of the most common ways a virus infects devices in webpages is through advertisements which bring you to another compromised page or mail with files or links that are infected. Virus: by far the most common form of malware consists of an auto-run code that can copy itself and spread from one computer to another with human intervention. To protect yourself against malware, you need to know what it is and learn its modus operandi that is, how it reaches equipment, how it infects it, how it acts and the main consequences of this. What you have to have clear is that you can never let your guard down with malware. That is, a whole range of objects we use daily that are connected to the web. The malware industry continues to grow, finding new ways of accessing devices unlawfully both in corporate as well as domestic environment in computers, mobile phones, and increasingly popular Internet of Things (IoT) equipment.
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