programs (or program code) that can replicate/copy themselves with the intention of deleting or corrupting files, or causing the computer to malfunction.

They need an active host program on the target computer or an operating system that has already been infected before they can run

these are types of standalone viruses that can replicate themselves with the intention of spreading to other computers;

they often networks to search out computers with weak security that are prone to such attacks

these are malicious programs often disguised as legitimate software;

they replace all or part of the legitimate software with the intent of carrying out some harm to the user’s computer system

software that gathers information by monitoring, for example, all the activity on a user’s computer

the gathered information is then sent back to the person who sent the software (sometimes spyware monitors key presses and is then referred to as key logging so

software that floods a user’s computer with unwanted advertising

usually in the form of pop-ups but can frequently appear in the browser address window redirecting the browser to a fake website which contains the promotional

programs that encrypt the data on a user’s computer

a decryption key is sent back to the user once they pay a sum of money (a ransom)

they are often sent via a Trojan horse or by social engineering

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