What's the difference rootkit, ransomware, worms, spyware, and trojan

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spyware vs trojan vs rootkit | 23 sep

published | 23 sep 2020






Forms of malware

forms of malware

Let talks about some forms in which malware can occur which are harmful or dangerous to our computer

Worms

Worms : it is a little bit similar or related to virus it can replicate itself and spread easily. The only difference is that worms do not need permission or need execution in other to carry out is action

Trojan

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Trojan : this does not replicates itself like others but it misrepresent itself as real software but really in the background would be doing malicious things . it comes in different forms like a calculator, a fake antivirus that tells that 10 viruses have been found on your computer and you have purchase a premium package in other to be able to remove this viruses

spyware

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Spyware : just as the name pronounced you know it as something to do with spying. Spyware is a malicious software that is designed in other to spy on the user and gain some important information about the user sometimes spyware can be used as a security measure taken to spy on a suspected person activities in other to get more information about the person. It can comes in form of a key logger which collect every information you typed in to your keyboard hoping to get some important details like credits card and much more

Adware

adware

Adware : it is a malicious software that is used to advertise business to people in an unpleasant or unwanted manner so that the advertiser can be pay by the business owner

Ransomware

ransomware

Ransomware : this can be refers to as scamming, tricking, blackmailing, scaring or threating computer users in other to pay some certain amount of money which is called ransom
examplesYou have violated the rules and regulation of this organization. you have to pay $5,000 in other not to be jailed

Rootkits

Rootkits : this is the boss of all malicious software. it gains administrator privilege and have control over every other programs. It can also hide itself that it would not show itself among the processes in the task manager and also it prevents you from installing antivirus Possible fix is to reinstall the os

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