Malware is a general term refering to programs that are intentionally designed and distributed to damage and/or control computing devices and computer networks. Malware is short for Malicious Software.
Malware can refer to a variety of different threats including but not limited to:
- viruses
- spyware
- keyloggers
- adware
- worms
- remote access
- ransomware
- rootkits
- trojans