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1. Virus – a
malicious program
that replicate itself
by copying itself
to another
program.
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Types of Malware
2. Trojan Horse – a
malicious program
that disguised as
legitimate
program that user
will accept and
use but take
control of your
computer.
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3. Worm – malicious
program that copies
itself and spreads to
other computers
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4. Spyware – A
malicious program
that gathers
information from
victim’s computer and
send it back to the
hacker.
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5. Adware – An
unwanted
advertisement that
will pop-up several
times on victim’s
computer then behave
abnormally and
tedious to close them.
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6. Keylogger – A
program that runs in
the background and
steals user credentials
and confidential
information and send
back to hack by
recording every
keystroke that a user
makes on their
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computer or device
Types of Malware
7. Botnet – A
collection of infected
internet–connected
devices such as PC and
mobile phone that are
controlled by a
common type of
malware
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8. Rootkit – A software
tools used by hackers
to gain control over a
computer on a
network without
being exposed.
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9. Ransomware – A
ransom virus that
block the user from
accessing the
programs or files and
demands to pay the
ransom through online
method for the
removal of the virus.
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Also known as junk email or unwanted
Spam email send by advertiser or bot. It can be
used to send malware.
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A cyberattack method using deceptive
Phishing emails and websites to acquiring
sensitive personal information.
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A crime in which computer is used as
Cybercrime object and tool in committing a crime
such hacking, phishing, spamming, child
pornography, libel, hate crimes, identity
thief and others.
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A law that deals with all forms of
Cybercrime Law cybercrime.