Malware (a portmanteau of malicious software) is any software intentionally designed to cause disruption to a computer, server, client, or computer network...
76 KB (7,588 words) - 08:41, 25 August 2024
multiple times over its history by intentionally harmful software. Known as malware, these pose particular challenges both to users of the platform as well...
8 KB (854 words) - 00:02, 2 April 2024
Antivirus software (redirect from Malware scanner)
(abbreviated to AV software), also known as anti-malware, is a computer program used to prevent, detect, and remove malware. Antivirus software was originally developed...
99 KB (9,151 words) - 22:26, 15 August 2024
Malwarebytes (software) (redirect from Malwarebytes' AntiMalware)
Anti-Malware, abbreviated as MBAM) is anti-malware software for Microsoft Windows, macOS, ChromeOS, Android, and iOS that finds and removes malware. Made...
9 KB (673 words) - 22:22, 15 August 2024
Ransomware (redirect from Ransomware (malware))
Ransomware is a type of cryptovirological malware that permanently blocks access to the victim's personal data unless a "ransom" is paid. While some simple...
105 KB (10,772 words) - 01:05, 21 August 2024
Stuxnet (redirect from Stuxnet (malware))
irregular for malware. The Windows component of the malware is promiscuous in that it spreads relatively quickly and indiscriminately. The malware has both...
137 KB (11,914 words) - 11:49, 14 August 2024
Mirai (from the Japanese word for "future", 未来) is malware that turns networked devices running Linux into remotely controlled bots that can be used as...
39 KB (3,445 words) - 22:15, 8 August 2024
Trojan horse (computing) (redirect from Trojan (malware))
In computing, a Trojan horse (or simply Trojan) is any malware that misleads users of its true intent by disguising itself as a standard program. The...
20 KB (1,900 words) - 14:09, 6 July 2024
IObit Malware Fighter (introduced in 2004) is an anti-malware and anti-virus program for the Microsoft Windows operating system (Windows XP and later)...
9 KB (775 words) - 08:12, 30 May 2024
Cyberattack (redirect from Malware campaign)
exploit them and create malware to carry out their goals, and deliver it to the targeted system. Once installed, the malware can have a variety of effects...
37 KB (4,589 words) - 01:37, 26 August 2024