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Malware and Botnets

Malware, short for malicious software, malware disrupts or damages a device’s operation, gathers sensitive or private information, or gains access to private computer systems.

The most common forms of malicious software are the following:

  • virus,
  • trojan,
  • logical bomb,
  • spyware,
  • ransomware,
  • adware,
  • worm,
  • rootkit,
  • bootkit

(Author: National Cyber Security Alliance, published under Public License)

First publication 05. 3. 2018. Last update 16. 3. 2018 12:48
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