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Types of computer malware

   

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Types of computer malware
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COMPUTER MALWARE
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Contents
Introduction...........................................................................................................................................2
Virus......................................................................................................................................................2
Worms...................................................................................................................................................2
Spyware.................................................................................................................................................3
Conclusion.............................................................................................................................................3
Works cited...........................................................................................................................................4
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COMPUTER MALWARE
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Introduction
Malware is defined as computer software which is used by the criminals in order to
block the computer servers of the consumer. There are major three kinds of computer
malware identified such as worms, spyware and viruses (Chandramohan and Tan 65-
71). The objective of this study is to describe the impact of viruses, spyware and worms
with their examples.
Virus
It is a part of computer malware which is produced by hackers in order to enter into the
consumer personal devices. They send a large number of viruses produced by malware
software into the human computer system and reduce the performance of their
networks (Gadhiya and Bhavsar 12-14). It affects the personal data files and
information of consumer and the use of unwanted signals and software can cause the
computer virus.
Example: In the year 1986 amjad and basit developed the C-brain software in order to
collect the personal data and information of the consumer. It was one of the famous
viruses that impacted on the million consumer private computers. This virus was
entered in the computer when the computer is booted.
Worms
The computer worm is a part of computer malware which is divided as the sub-class of
the computer virus. The major difference is that a worm does not need individual
intervention to spread but in the case of the virus, the consumer must perform an action
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