Malware Trends: Good News and Bad News

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Abstract
As per the research of 2005 malware trends, there are many good news and bad news. Good
news is that, from the viewpoint of economic impression, most financial losses occur from
malware in 2005 since 2002. And the bad news is characteristic of malware (viruses, Trojans,
spyware, worms, adware, and other viruses) is continuously changing from time to time. It
was attacking the operating system and users. It was also spreading in big and small
companies. Another word, the impact of malware on the economy is dropping day by day
unless organizations are focused on their security. This project can provide details
introduction of malware and how to determine their type and locations.

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Introduction
Malware is a software that is intentionally designed to damage a victim’s computer.
Malware can be Ransomware, spyware and various computer applications. Malware can be
delivered through any link or file over email (Chen et al., 2018). When a user clicks on that
link or opens, the file malware will be executed. Malware is one of the dangerous threats for
individuals and organizations. Malware have been effecting computers since the 1970s.
Malware can affect a computer in many ways. By using malware, hackers are becoming more
sophisticated to perform their job.
Discussion
How do you determine the type and location of malware present on the computer or
device?
There are many warning signs a computer or any device can shows when they are
infected with the malware. But a person needs to perform a few steps to detect the malware
so that they can take actions quickly (Damodaran et al., 2017). Malware or malicious
applications are specifically developed to infect computers or other devices. Malware can be
presented in computer in many forms such as viruses, worms, Ransomware, Trojan horses,
spyware and adware. Every malware is developed to exploit the security and safety of any
devices and steal user data. Malware is one of the best weapons for cybercriminals. The
malware allows cybercriminals to steal personal information.
Sometimes, the presence of malicious software is very obvious. Sometimes a lot of
people install many applications that contain malware, and they do not have any idea about
malware until their computer starts acting abnormally (Chen et al., 2018). By knowing the
symptoms of this malware can help to determine the malware and help to fix this issue. A
user can notice many changes such as a various advertisement or unexpected pop-up