2. What is Malware Infection?
Is intrusive software that is designed to damage and destroy computers and computer systems.
Malware is a contraction for malicious software.
3. Types of malware
Virus is a malicious software attached to a document or file that supports macros to execute its
code and spread from one computer to another.
4. Ransomware
Also called scareware. This kind of malware lock down computers and threaten to erase
everything, unless a ransom is paid to its owner.
5. Spyware
Is a type of malware (malicious software) installed on computers to collect information about
users without their knowledge.