UNIT II: INTRODUCTION TO

NETWORK AND INTERNET,

DIGITAL SECURITY AND PRIVACY
DEFINITION OF MALWARE
The term malware is a contractio
n of malicious software.
Malware is any piece of software
that was written with the intent of
damaging devices, stealing data,
and generally causing a mess.
EXAMPLES OF MALW
ARE
VIRUS
 Possibly the most co
mmon type of malwar
e, viruses attach their
malicious code to clea
n code and wait for a
n unsuspecting user o
r an automated proce
ss to execute them.
WORMS
 Starting from one infected machine, they
weave their way through the network, co
nnecting to consecutive machines in ord
er to continue the spread of infection.
SPYWARE
 Spyware, as its
name suggests,
is designed to s
py on what a u
ser is doing.
TROJANS
 This type of mal
ware hides within
or disguises itself
as legitimate soft
ware.
RANSOMWARE
 Also known as
scareware, rans
omware comes
with a heavy pri
ce.
THE END