Malware (a portmanteau for malicious software) is any software intentionally designed to cause disruption to a computer, server, client, or computer network...

multiple times over its history by intentionally harmful software. Known as malware, these pose particular challenges both to users of the platform as well...

(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...

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...

Anti-Malware, abbreviated as MBAM) is anti-malware software for Microsoft Windows, macOS, ChromeOS, Android, and iOS that finds and removes malware. Made...

irregular for malware. The Windows component of the malware is promiscuous in that it spreads relatively quickly and indiscriminately. The malware has both...

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...

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...

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...

Linux malware includes viruses, Trojans, worms and other types of malware that affect the Linux family of operating systems. Linux, Unix and other Unix-like...

IObit Malware Fighter (introduced in 2004) is an anti-malware and anti-virus program for the Microsoft Windows operating system (Windows XP and later)...

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specializes in protecting home computers, smartphones, and companies from malware and other threats. It has offices in Santa Clara, California; Clearwater...

tools to defend the business." SMBs are most likely to be affected by malware, ransomware, phishing, man-in-the-middle attacks, and Denial-of Service...

SpyEye is a malware program that attacks users running Google Chrome, Safari, Opera, Firefox and Internet Explorer on Microsoft Windows operating systems...

as a "bot," is created when a device is penetrated by software from a malware (malicious software) distribution. The controller of a botnet is able to...

Microsoft Windows, macOS, and Linux. A CIA internal audit identified 91 malware tools out of more than 500 tools in use in 2016 being compromised by the...

Linux Malware Detect, abbreviated as LMD or maldet, is a software package that looks for malware on Linux systems and reports on it. To protect Linux systems...

Kronos was a type of banking Windows malware first reported in 2014. It was sold for $7,000. It was developed as a followup to the UPAS Kit which has...

Flame, also known as Flamer, sKyWIper, and Skywiper, is modular computer malware discovered in 2012 that attacks computers running the Microsoft Windows...

macOS malware includes viruses, trojan horses, worms and other types of malware that affect macOS, Apple's current operating system for Macintosh computers...

Malware analysis is the study or process of determining the functionality, origin and potential impact of a given malware sample such as a virus, worm...

horse that has been designed to install malware (such as viruses and backdoors) onto a computer. The malware within the dropper can be packaged to evade...

CVE-2017-0144 exploit on unpatched systems. When executed, the WannaCry malware first checks the kill switch domain name (iuqerfsodp9ifjaposdfjhgosurijfaewrwergwea...

In computer security, a wiper is a class of malware intended to erase (wipe, hence the name) the hard drive or other static memory of the computer it...

Air-gap malware is malware that is designed to defeat the air-gap isolation of secure computer systems using various air-gap covert channels. Because most...

Zeus is a Trojan horse malware package that runs on versions of Microsoft Windows. It is often used to steal banking information by man-in-the-browser...

malware variants number has increased to 669,947,865 in 2017, which is twice as many malware variants as in 2016. Cybercrime, which includes malware attacks...

term "rootkit" has negative connotations through its association with malware. Rootkit installation can be automated, or an attacker can install it after...

Fileless malware is a variant of computer related malicious software that exists exclusively as a computer memory-based artifact i.e. in RAM. It does...