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how malware attacks into our system

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[XandroZ]

-{ Quote: "The term malware is used to describe malicious code and malicious software that are covertly inserted into an information technology (IT) system to compromise the confidentiality, integrity, or availability of the data, applications, or operating system, or to annoy or disrupt the system’s owner.
Malware incidents are a significant external threat to the security of many IT systems, often causing widespread damage and disruption, and forcing users and organizations to carry out extensive, costly efforts to restore system security.
Malware includes five categories of inserted programs: viruses, worms, Trojan horses, malicious mobile code, and blended attacks. Viruses and worms are usually designed to carry out their functions without the user’s knowledge.
Blended attacks use a combination of techniques to insert malicious programs. Malware also includes other attacker tools such as backdoors, rootkits, and keystroke loggers, and tracking cookies which are used as spyware.
Spyware, when inserted into a user’s system, threatens personal privacy and enables the attacker to monitor personal activities and to carry out financial fraud." }-~link to quoted material....Bubba~
http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/nistbul/Dec-2005.txt

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