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What is a Malware?
Malware (short form of „Malicious Software“) is any type of malicious or malicious software which is to be accessed secretly or without the knowledge of the user on a device.
Malware is a collection of programs. There are many types of malware – for example, viruses, trojans, rootkits or spyware. All work different and have different tasks. But you have a common goal: to harm you.
How to get capture a malware?
Malware can be everywhere, whether it is surfing the web, opening a download or attaching an e-mail attachment or connecting a USB stick. Only rarely do you ever get infected with your PC – unless your anti-virus software has averted the risk.
Even if threats are everywhere, you do not have to pull the network cable and set the surfing. With the necessary software and a critical view on websites, downloads and e-mails, you do not need to worry.
How to protect against Malware?
- Anti-virus software: The protection against viruses is an anti-virus program, which is always updated. You are also protected against the latest viruses. Good and free software is available from Avira, Avast, AVG, Comodo and BitDefender.
- Firewall: The firewall is already activated by default in Windows. It controls all incoming and outgoing connections and locks them in case of problems.
- Updates: To keep your system and your programs safe, you should always install the latest updates for Windows and use only the latest versions of your programs.
What Typs of Malware are there?
Virus: A virus consists of only one file containing a malicious code. The infects the virus into a program, makes it mostly useless and then attempts to spread further.
Trojans: The Trojan is also known as a trojan horse, because the
