1. Viruses & Malware

2. What is malware? Mal icious soft ware . - A software program designed to cause harm to a computer without the knowledge of the user.

4. Worms

5. Trojan horses

6. Spyware

7. Adware

8. Any other type of malicious & unwanted software.

9. What is a computer virus? A computer program that can infect a computer and replicate and spread without the users knowledge.

11. Direct Action

12. Overwrite

13. Boot

14. Macro

16. File Infectors

17. Companion

18. Fat

19. Logic Bombs

20. Resident Virus A virus that takes up permanent residence in the RAM memory. It can take over or interupt any operation executed by the computer system. It can corrupt files and programs; such as copy, open, close, rename and more. Examples: Randex, CMJ, Meve, and MrKlunky.

21. Direct Action Virus A batch file that resides in the root directory of the hard disk. When executed it will infect files in the directory that it is in, plus any directed to, in the batch file AUTOEXEC.BAT file PATH.

22. Overwrite Virus A virus that deletes of overwrites part or all of the information in a file, making them partially or totally worthless. To get rid of the virus, the file has to be deleted. Examples of this virus include: Way, Trj.Reboot, Trivial.88.D.

23. Boot Virus A virus that affects the boot sector of the hard drive or a floppy drive. The boot sector gives the computer information on how to boot, if it is not functioning the computer won't boot. To avoid a boot virus, don't boot your computer with an unknown floppy disk in your floppy drive and make sure it is write protected. Examples of boot viruses include: Polyboot.B, AntiEXE.

24. Macro Virus A virus written in a macro language that infects the files that were created with it. When the file is opened the macro virus runs automatically. This may arrive on your computer by email attachment. Examples of macro viruses: Relax, Melissa.A, Bablas, O97M/Y2K.

26. Polymorphic Virus Viruses that encode or encrypt themselves so that each new version is different. This enables them to replicate and very hard for virus scanners to track down.

27. File Infectors The majority of viruses are file infectors. This virus is activated by running an executable file like .exe or .com extension files. Once run, the virus does its damage according to the program in the executable file.

28. Companion Virus once the system is infected they accompany the files that already exist. They can lay in wait or take action immediately. Some examples include: Stator, Asimov.1539, and Terrax.1069

29. Fat Virus this virus will only infect a computer running a file allocation table (FAT) file system. This virus will prevent access to parts of the hard drive preventing files to be accessed Newer windows computers use NTFS and don't need to worry about this virus.

31. What is a worm? A worm typically infects networked computers. It replicates but may not corrupt files. It uses a network to send copies of itself to other nodes without user intervention. It will at the very least slow the computers and network down.

32. What is a trojan? Trojan – refers to the story of the Trojan horse. This is malware that is hidden inside of a benign looking function but actually performs a malicious function. This malware may allow unauthorized access to the computer, give them access to the files and control the computer.

34. Data Destruction

35. Downloader/dropper

36. Server Trojan(Proxy, FTP , IRC, Email, HTTP/HTTPS, etc.)

37. Disable security software

38. Denial-of-service attack (DoS)

39. What is spyware? Spyware is computer software that is secretly installed on your computer to monitor your internet usage and behavior.

40. Spyware continued Spyware – spyware can do more than monitor the user's behavior. It can collect personal information, such as, surfing habits and sites visited. Spyware can also install software and redirirect web browser activity. Spyware can slow connection speeds and set different home pages

42. Antivirus 2008

43. Antivirus 2009

44. AntiVirus Gold

45. ContraVirus

46. Errorsafe

47. MacSweeper

48. PAL Spyware Remover

49. Pest Trap

50. PSGuard

52. Spylocked

53. Spysheriff

54. SpyShredder

55. Spyware Quake

56. SpywareStrike

57. UltimateCleaner

58. WinAntiVirus Pro 2006

59. WinFixer

60. WorldAntiSpy

61. What is adware? Adware – a software package that plays automatically and will display advertisements on the computer after installing some other software.

63. 180SearchAssistant

64. 888bar

65. Adssite Toolbar

66. AOL Instant Messenger

67. Antivirus 200 Family

68. Bearshare

69. Bonzi Buddy

70. BlockChecker

71. Burn4Free

72. ClipGenie

74. Direct Revenue

75. DivX

76. DollarRevenue

77. Ebates MoneyMaker

78. ErrorSafe

79. Ezula

80. FlashGet

81. Gamespy Arcade

82. Gator

83. Kazaa

85. MessengerSkinner

86. Micro Antivirus

87. Mirar Toolbar

88. Oemji Toolbar R

89. RealPlayer

90. Smiley Central

91. TagASaurus

92. TopMoxie

93. Tribal Fusion

94. Videothang

95. Viewpoint Media Player

97. VirusProtectPro

98. WeatherBug

99. WhenU

100. WinAce

101. WinFixer

102. Winzix

103. Wolfenstein enemy territory

104. Zango

105. Zango Toolbar

106. Zwinky