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Malware (short for malicious software) is any program or code that is specifically designed to cause harm to computer systems, devices, or networks. Malware can take many forms, including viruses, worms, Trojans, ransomware, spyware, adware, and other malicious programs. – PowerPoint PPT presentation

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Title: What is malware


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MALWARE

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Malware is malicious software that cyber
criminals generally put on websites to steal
data or damage a system.
Every day new malware attack 350k The average
cost of a malware attack 2.4 Million
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Web requests lead to malware 1 in 13

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Types of Malware
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  • Worms
  • It lives in a computer's memory and uses
  • security vulnerabilities to propagate to other
    computers on the network.
  • Virus
  • Virus(Vital Information Resource Under Siez) is
    software injected into a website or computer
  • system without the individual's consent,
    attaching itself to files and quickly
    propagating throughout the computer.

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3. Bots and Botnets
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  • A collection of programs that can be remotely
    manipulated to do automated operations infect
    millions of machines and send spam, causing
  • websites to go down.
  • 4. Trojan Horses
  • A harmful software that covers itself within a
  • user file that appears genuine to deceive users
    into downloading it.

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5. Ransomware
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Encrypts or restricts access to the files
and demands a bitcoin ransom to regain access.
6. Spyware Malware created to track users
activities and acquire personal information.

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7. Adware and Scams
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Automated advertising malicious
software displaying unsolicited pop-up
advertisements and promotions when using a
website.
8. Spam and Phishing A social engineering tactic
in which emails and texts are sent to appear
authentic while committing fraud to obtain
personal data.
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Sign of Malware Infection
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