Types of Malware:
Table of Content:
Adware:
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Unwanted software whose main purpose is to spam your machine in advertisements.
The intention is to slow down your machine's performance and possibly trick you into clicking on more harmful links.
Which one of the CIA triads is affected?
- Availability
Why?
Availability: While Adware typically doesn’t steal information (which would affect confidentiality) or alter data (which would impact integrity), it can significantly degrade your systems performance, consume network bandwidth, and cause other disruptions. This affects the system's availability by making it slower or even unusable in severe cases.
Suggestions to mitigate:
- Tell the person affected to stop clicking on suspicious links or downloading any untrustworthy files.
- Use a trustworthy antivirus software. In most cases, Windows Defender or McAfee is sufficient.
Virus:
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An application that can replicate itself indefinitely.
The intention is to change, add or delete data on your computer.
Types of Virus:
Worms:
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It replicates itself to send multiple copies of the same email to the entire contact list without user interaction.
The intention is to overload the client's system and bring it down.
Which one of the CIA triads is affected?
- Integrity
- Availability
Why?
Integrity: Worms can compromise data integrity by changing or deleting data as they spread through systems.
Availability: Worms can overwhelm network bandwidth or system resources, causing slowdowns or crashes and making systems and data unavailable.
Suggestions to mitigate:
- Tell the person affected to stop clicking on suspicious links or downloading any untrustworthy files.
- Repost suspicious emails to your IT Department. Most email services have this feature built-in. Train your employees on how to report.
And you are done 😄