Malware fast facts

this malware will scare/ threaten user into paying $ to regain access to their computer/ data

this malware will often insert itself into an application and relies on the "host" program to propagate

this malware will sometimes encrypt your data (or at least says it will), barring you from access until you pay

keyloggers are a very common example of this

this is a malware that gains admin access to a computer, making it very difficult to remove/ detect

if you download a fake antivirus program on purpose, which turned out to be malware, it is most likely this

these are programs that collect user info like keystrokes, screenshots, web browsing activity or audo/video files, sending it to malicious users

this is a self replicating code, but remains dormant until run by user

name something you can do to prevent malware attacks

this is sometimes also called scareware, for the way it threatens and presses the user for money urgently

a program pretending to be another, which a user downloads and unintentionally infects their machine with

this type of malware will incessantly display multiple ads on your computer, taking up valuable resources and possibly even making your OS crash

this malware is like a virus beccause its code can self replicate, but can be activated without user interaction