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<v ->In this section of the course,</v>



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we're going to talk about what is Malware.



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And, we're going to talk about



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all of the different types of Malware.



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First, what exactly does Malware mean?



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Well Malware is a shorthand term for malicious software.



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This is software that's designed to infiltrate



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a computer system and possibly damage it



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without the user's knowledge of consent.



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Basically, it's all of the bad things out there



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on the internet that can do harm to our computers.



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This can be things like viruses, worms,



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Trojan horses, Ransomware, Spyware, Rootkits, and spam.



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We're going to talk about each of these in depth



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in this section, so let's go ahead and get started.