Spyware | What is Spyware?
Spyware | What is Spyware? Spyware is a type of malicious software that is installed on a computer to monitor the userโs activities and report them back to the spyware…
Read MoreBoot Infectors
Boot Infectors They include the boot sector plus master boot record types. All the viral codes can be separate location; however they infect the hard disks or the floppy. Boot…
Read MoreBrowser Hijacker
Browser Hijacker This virus can spread in many different ways including a voluntary download. If infects certain browser functions especially in form of re-directing the user automatically to certain sites.…
Read MoreEmail Virus
Email Virus This is a virus spread via an email. Such a virus will hide in an email and when the recipient opens the mail.
Read MorePolymorphic Virus
Polymorphic Virus They encode or encrypt themselves in a different way every time they infect your computer. They use different encryption and algorithms. This makes it difficult for the antivirus…
Read MoreCompanion Viruses
Companion Viruses These types of viruses infect files just like the direct action and the resident types. Once inside the computer, they โaccompanyโ other existing files. Companion Viruses Include: Asimov.1539…
Read MoreFAT Viruses
FAT Viruses These lardy viruses attack the file allocation table (FAT) which is the disc part used to store every information about the available space, location of files, unusable space…
Read MoreMultipartite Virus
Multipartite Virus These type of viruses spread in many different ways. Their actions vary depending on the OS installed and presence of certain files. They tend to hide in the…
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