Abbreviation for Malicous Software (malicious software), malware is software designed to steal, alter or destroy data in order to harm its owner or the
operation of a computer system.
Here is a table that ranks malware according to its frequency and dangerousness
Type of malware | Frequency | Danger | |
---|---|---|---|
Virus | 💣💣💣💣 | 💀💀💀 | |
Ransomware | 💣💣💣💣💣 | 💀💀💀💀💀 | |
Spyware | 💣💣💣💣 | 💀💀💀 | |
Trojan horse | 💣💣💣💣 | 💀💀💀💀💀 | |
Ver | 💣💣💣 | 💀💀💀💀 | |
Adware | 💣💣💣💣💣 | 💀💀 | |
Rootkit | 💣💣 | 💀💀💀💀💀 | |
Botnet | 💣💣💣 | 💀💀💀💀 |
Please note: the phishing is not malware in the strict sense of the word, since it is not software, but a fraud technique. Phishing, on the other hand, can contain malware.