Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Malware for life piffting
- Virus
- A virus will add itself to a document, and then replicate itself and look for other files to infect.
- Worm
- A worm is like a virus, accept that it doesn't necessirily harm filres. It just copies itself so many times that the system crashes
- Trojan
- Named after the Greek Trojan horse, a trojan appears completely harmless, but
when it is downloaded, it will carry out another objective in the background.
- Spyware
- Spyware stays out of your view so as to spy on your persinal details. The information is then sent secretly over
the internet to those who want it.
- Adware
- This can force your computer to show up ads, which if you click on will
take you to unwanted and/or fake websites.
- Pharming
- Pharming malware will redirect you from a website that you are going to to a fake website that looks very real.If you enter details, they can then
store them and do what they like to your accounts.,
- Click Fraud
- They use your computer's resources to open websites and send a mouse click to the adverts. Every click gives them money, but you won't know they're doing it because it's all in the background.
- Ransomware
- Ransomware encrypts critical files and data . Eventually it asks the user for a ransom for their
files.
- Rootkit
- Rookits give other people permission to access your computer, allowing them to remotely controll
it and do whatever they like.
- Scareware
- Scareware will acuse pop-ups to appear saying things that scare you into clicking on them and buying
their fake software.