Malware

Malware is malicious software (script or code) designed to cause damage to a system, such as by deleting all files, or it can be designed to create a backdoor in the system to grant access to unauthorized individuals.

Characteristics:

• Transparent
• Designed to exploit an Os or software vulnerability
• OS and device agnostic
• Activates programmatically
• Respond to commands
• Often evades scanning

Polymorphic malware is malware that can change its code after each use, making each replicant different from a detection point of view.

Types:

• Viruses
• Crypto-malware
• Ransomware
• Worm
• Trojans
• Rootkits
• Spyware
• Bots
• Keylogger
• Adware
• RAT
• Logic Bomb
• Backdoor

Related terms

• Palo Alto Wildfire

See also

• IDS, HIDS: snort, fail2ban, RdpGuard, suricata, OSSEC, Wazuh, Palo Alto WildFire, Malware analysis, SIEM, Samhain
• Security: Security portfolio, Security standards, Hardening, CVE, CWE, Wireless Network Hacking, vulnerability scanner, Security risk assessment, SCA, Application Security Testing, OWASP, Data leak, NIST, SANS, MITRE, Security policy, Access Control attacks, password policy, password cracking, Password manager, MFA, OTP, UTF, Firewall, DoS, Software bugs, MITM, Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) Contents, Security+ Malware, FIPS, DLP, Network Access Control (NAC), VAPT, SIEM, EDR, SOC, pentest, PTaaS, Clickjacking, MobSF, Janus vulnerability, Back Orifice, Backdoor, CSO, CSPM, PoLP, forensic, encryption, Keylogger, Pwn2Own, CISO, Prototype pollution