Various Types Of Malware You Must Be Protected From

As a number of issues concerning computer security are increasing everyday, you have to become prepared to face various types of malware. While there are a number of security solutions available in the market, using a comprehensive antimalware solution requires that you must be informed about various types of malware that can infect your computer system.

The first type of malware is of course any kind of computer virus. The main job of computer virus is to spread itself and destroy all the data that you have on your computer. Computer virus is among the oldest known computer security threats and it is a family of threats which are self replicating and in some cases come with the ability to morph themselves in such a manner that they can become extremely hard to detect and remove.

The second type of malware that you must protect your computer form is spyware. Spyware can come in many forms but mostly it comes posing as a legitimate program. Spyware is a far more dangerous threat because instead of destroying data, it ssteal s it from you and sends it to the spyware originator. This data can be used in any possible member including display of advertisements to use it for bank or credit card fraud.

Dom player malware is a classic example of such a thing. It has infected a number of computers who indulge in file sharing as they are made to download files which are nothing but decoys and then made to install Dom player to play the file.

Adware is another threat which you must be protected from. Adware is at the very least, a much toned and stripped down version of spyware. It mainly deals with data related to your web surfing and personal details. The data collected by adware is used to bombard you with advertisements.

Dialers are a specific type of malware which is meant for people who use dial up connection to get over the internet. They are specially crafted programs which can use the modem of infected computer's to dial into a 1900 number. Since this is a revenue sharing number, the owner of that number gets a big check of money and the owner of computer is left to fend off big telephone bills.

Tool bars, especially those crafted for Internet Explorer are among malware types which pose to be something they are not. Mostly such tools claim to add functionality to Internet Explorer like easy web searches, a spyware, adware or pop-up blocker. In reality they can hijack the overall browsing experience and change the search engine and home page.

These are some of the various types of malware that your computer has to be protected from. Please note that this is not an exhaustive list and that new types of malware keep on emerging. Intelligent computer usage is the only way to protect yourself from them.

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