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By: Ikedi Ani-okoye

Types of Malware

To describe, what malware is, it is basically software which is created for malicious intent. So the creator’s objective is to cause some type of damage to a computer.

You can see five categories of malware below:

Contagious type of malware

The type of malware, software programs are things such as viruses, worms. The malware, in this instance all attach itself to different folders files on a computer and spread. It is also designed to find elements of the computer that can be attacked easy.

Malware that hides itself

Hidden malware is usually installed on your computer in order to find out what your day-to-day activities are. It may also get details of your information from a computer.

Expense increasing malware

The main objective of this type of malware is to reroute your Internet connection. Once this has happened it can make your Bill go up, which means you will have to pay more money for your telephone bill.

Exploitative malware

This type of malware simply will find the most vulnerable part of your computer. It is usually made by professionals, to test computer security. But, you will find it is one of the main ingredients for malicious malware too.

The Hoaxs malware virus

Usually, you will find CMS it appears on your computer screen, and you to take further action. The plot is to encourage you to download some measure software to your computer, maybe for profit or to do damage.