KoolSpan U: Weekly Word Wednesday – Malware

Malware is a compound word for malicious software, often created and exploited by hackers to take over a computer. While malware is a general term, it can be applied to various types of hacking software, including:

Trojan Horses/Trojans – malware that masquerades as an innocuous program to conceal its operation or socially engineer acceptance by a user.
Viruses – malware that replicates through the exploitation of other programs.
Worms – malware that typically spreads by installing a head program, and then retrieving another portion of itself to complete its attack.
Botnets – a network of computers infected via malware and controlled together without the users’ knowledge.

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Francis Knott

Francis Knott has over 17 years of mobility, technology, interactive media, software and healthcare experience. Mr Knott is an expert at building companies, growing revenue and launching and marketing new products. In the past, he has worked in software and product development, mobile social media, and mobile applications development.