malicious software clasification

Is there a list explaining each type of malicious software?

i found an entry in wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malware

but i dont know if there is something else... explaining the latest forms of malware too: rootkits, keyloggers, crimeware..

 

Here is one that explains it nice:

http://www.veracode.com/blog/2012/10/common-malware-types-cybersecurity-101/

Google for 'malware types' and you'll get plenty of results.

 

Found this, too:
http://support.kaspersky.com/614

But keep in mind that not all malicious things fall into the category of "malicious software". You can be compromised if a bad guy brute-forces your password on some account, your browser cookies can be stolen when you unknowingly get redirected to a malicious website, etc. All of that can happen without any malicious software being installed on your machine. Here's a basic description of that kind of stuff:

http://ezinearticles.com/?Different-Kinds-of-Computer-Attacks&id=7217047
(I disagree with some of the conclusions in this article, but the definitions of the attacks are adequate)

What's your motivation for finding a list?

 

i want to teach my students with easy words the diferend kind of infections.

 

You might find this site useful: http://www.securelist.com/en/glossary