Malwares how they act as a middle man ??
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malware is short term of malicious software.
\\n\\u25aa it is kind of Software designed to infiltrate a computer system and possibly damage it
\\nwithout the user\\u2019s knowledge or consent. we had different types of malware as well such as
\\n\\u2022 Viruses
\\n\\u2022 Worms
\\n\\u2022 Trojan horses
\\n\\u2022 Ransomware
\\n\\u2022 Spyware
\\n\\u2022 Rootkits
\\n\\u2022 Spam
\\nViruses o Virus \\u25aa Malicious code that runs on a machine without the user\\u2019s knowledge and infects the computer when executed \\u25aa Viruses require a user action in order to reproduce and spread \\u2022 Boot sector o Boot sector viruses are stored in the first sector of a hard drive and are loaded into memory upon boot up \\u2022 Macro o Virus embedded into a document and is executed when the document is opened by the user \\u2022 Program o Program viruses infect an executable or application \\u2022 Multipartite o Virus that combines boot and program viruses to first attach itself to the boot sector and system files before attacking other files on the computer \\u2022 Encrypted \\u2022 Polymorphic o Advanced version of an encrypted virus that changes itself every time it is executed by altering the decryption module to avoid detection
\\nMetamorphic o Virus that is able to rewrite itself entirely before it attempts to infect a file (advanced version of polymorphic virus) \\u2022 Stealth \\u2022 Armored o Armored viruses have a layer of protection to confuse a program or person analyzing it \\u2022 Hoax
\\nWorms o Worm \\u25aa Malicious software, like a virus, but is able to replicate itself without user interaction \\u25aa Worms self-replicate and spread without a user\\u2019s consent or action \\u25aa Worms can cause disruption to normal network traffic and computing activities \\u25aa Example \\u2022 2009: 9-15 million computers infected with conficker .
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