1. MALWARE
Autumn Mattis

2. Overview What is malware? Where malware comes from Purpose of malware
Adware vs. Spyware
How malware spreads
Types of malware
Prevention of malware
The future
Conclusion

3. What is malware? Malicious software
Designed to disrupt or deny operation, gather information that leads to loss of privacy
A variety of forms of hostile, intrusive, or annoying software or program code
Code scripts, active content, and other software

4. Where does malware come from?
Bundled with other programs
Installed from websites
Reinstall themselves or hide deep within Windows
Makes them very difficult to clean

5. Purpose of malware
Malware has been designed to partially control the user’s computer for reasons such as:
To subject the user to advertise
To spread spam
To track the user’s activity
To commit fraud, such as identity theft

6. Adware vs. Spyware Adware Spyware
Software that displays sponsored advertisements in a section of your browser window or as a pop-up box
An unwanted piggyback program that usually downloads with other software you want to install from the Internet.

7. How malware spreads Trojan Horse Viruses Worm
Malicious program that is disguised as useful and legitimate software
Viruses
Self-replicating program that spreads by inserting copies of itself into other documents
Worm
Self-replicating program, doesn’t need to be part of another program

8. Prevention of malware
Anti-virus programs
Anti-adware program
Firewall

9. The Future Continue to be vulnerabilities
Users will continue to become better educated and software will continue to mature and become less vulnerable
There will still be attacks but things will slowly get better

10. Conclusion
Malware is disruptive and can gather information that leads to loss of privacy
There are many forms of malware
There are steps that can be taken to prevent malware from being harmful

11. Bibliography http://arstechnica.com/security/news/2004/11/malware.ars
Technology In Action: 7th Edition