Difference between revisions of "Malware"

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'''Malware''' is [[software]] designed to infiltrate or damage a computer system without the owner's informed consent.  
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'''Malware''' is [[software]] designed to infiltrate or damage a computer system without the owner's informed consent.  It is often a group term for anything harmful that runs on a computer, like viruses, spyware, [[adware]], Trojan Horses, and rootkits.
  
  

Revision as of 09:39, 30 June 2010

Malware is software designed to infiltrate or damage a computer system without the owner's informed consent. It is often a group term for anything harmful that runs on a computer, like viruses, spyware, adware, Trojan Horses, and rootkits.