Day 21 #100cyberdays 🎯

💻 𝐀𝐍 𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐕𝐈𝐄𝐖 𝐎𝐅 𝐌𝐀𝐋𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐄

✅ 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞

• Malicious software

– These can be very bad

• Gather information

– Keystrokes

• Participate in a group

– Controlled over the ‘net

• Show you advertising

– Big money

• Viruses and worms

– Encrypt your data

– Ruin your day

✅ 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐓𝐲𝐩𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐝𝐬

• Viruses

• Crypto-malware

• Ransomware

• Worms

• Trojan Horse

• Rootkit

• Keylogger

• Adware/Spyware

• Botnet

✅ 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞

• These all work together

– A worm takes advantage of a vulnerability

– Installs malware that includes a remote access backdoor

– Bot may be installed later

• Your computer must run a program

– Email link - Don’t click links

– Web page pop-up

– Drive-by download

– Worm

• Your computer is vulnerable

– Operating system - Keep your OS updated!

– Applications - Check with the publisher

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