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)