Malware is any malicious software purposefully designed to harm a computer, individual, system, computer network, or network. There are a wide variety of malicious software types existing, such as worms, Trojan horses, malware, encryption programs, rundll errors, and worms. Malware can be developed for free or purchased. Malware often comes from the likes of freeware, shareware or pop-up advertisements.
How can you tell if your Android device has been infected with Malware? Malware may install itself on your device without your consent or knowledge. It runs from the background using your bandwidth and sends constant traffic to websites that you may not know. Some forms of Malware are able to bypass Firewalls and enter private user data. Typical symptoms include error messages, system crashes and files being removed without your permission.
Protecting Your Mobile Phone From Malware Infections The best way to protect your mobile device from Malware infections is by installing an app called MalwareBytes. MalwareBytes is an internet security application which scans your android device for malicious files. After installation, the program will run in the background automatically and will scan all incoming files for known Malware applications. If you encounter an infected file, all you need to do is press and hold on to the file until it is deleted. Once the file has been deleted, MalwareBytes will remove the virus from your device. This application is highly recommended for all android devices because it protects against common Malware infections such as SMS spyware and banking malware.
Protecting Your Computer From Malware worms and Viruses
What happens when your computer gets infected by a Malware worm or a virus? First of all, your computer gets a severe infection which prevents it from booting up. You will then notice that some of your applications will not work and some applications will crash all the time. In worst case scenarios, your personal information like passwords and bank account numbers could get stolen. The worst part about these malware infections is that they are so hard to remove because they have a specific way of spreading from one computer to another over the internet.
Ransomware
This is the most commonly occurring type of Malware infection. It spreads via email attachments and is capable of deleting or reformatting your device. Once your device becomes infected, you will notice that every application closes down and reboots with a mysterious message. It is important to keep an eye on your emails because if you receive a ransom demand, you must contact your service provider immediately to ensure the integrity of your device.
Attack Surface Malware primarily spreads by using your internet connection. When your internet bandwidth is used by attackers, they are able to launch a spamming attack, which infects your device. Attack surfaces can be anything from an email attachment to an instant messenger message. Because of the huge number of spamming techniques, cybercriminals use multiple attack surfaces in order to infect your device.
Trojan Trojans and backdoor applications: This type of malware is one of the most common types of malware attacks. The main characteristic of a Trojan horse or backdoor is that it pretends to act as something else so that it may be downloaded and installed on your device. For example, if you download a music file that appears to be from someone you know, but it was actually created by cyber criminals, it is a Trojan horse. A backdoor application, on the other hand, allows cyber criminals to steal personal and financial information from your device.
- Not all Malware threats are human intervention based. Some viruses and worms are automatically triggered by other malicious software.
- These types of viruses can invade your device through emails, IM, instant messaging and game downloads.
- There are even some online Malware attacks that send fake emails to collect personal data from your computer such as your bank account numbers, credit card numbers and passwords.
- While some malware may look legitimate, there is no way for you to tell the difference until it has infected your machine.
