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by brendan mccart 15 years ago

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malware

In the realm of cybersecurity, various types of malicious software, or malware, pose significant threats to computer systems. Common forms include classic viruses, which can attach themselves to files or boot sectors and self-replicate, and worms, which spread across networks without needing to attach to files.

malware

malware

antivirus methods

memory resident monitoring
heuristic
signature
checksum

actions

delivery
watching
camouflage
replications

worm

classic virus

macro virus
boot sector virus
file virus

trojan horse