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Malware 🔴 Attack

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.