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5                           Computer Malware

















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                          Malware                                        Worms
                          Trojan Horse                                   Spyware
                          Ransomware                                     Rootkit
                          Computer Virus                                 Antivirus
                          Firewall





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                     What should you do when you fall sick? Tick ( ) the correct picture.












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                     The computer also falls sick as harmful files and applications damage it. There are preventive
                     measures to secure our computer too. Let us read about them in this chapter.






                  Data and information stored in the computer are the two most important assets of an organisation.
                  No organisation  wants to  lose  its  data  and information.  Hence, most  of the  organisations  adopt
                  preventive measures to protect their computer systems and data from any kind of danger or risk.
                  One of the common risks is malware attack.



                         MALWARE


                  A malware is a type of malicious program designed to damage or carryout other unwanted actions
                  on a computer system. In Spanish, 'mal' is a prefix that means 'bad,' making the term 'badware,'
                  which is a good way to remember it.

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