Malware
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Revision as of 17:01, 11 April 2009
Malicious software (malware) encompasses a broad range of software typically designed to covertly operate and deceive users to hide its actual purpose. It can be used as a catch-all phrase for software that has been programmed for malicious purposes intentionally; software such as viruses, worms, spyware, and botnets.
Some source code from a malware example.
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Malware history
Before computers were accessible to the general public malware was not an overwhelming threat. Starting sometime in the 1970's computers became somewhat more common, and as a direct result, so did malicious software. At this time, viruses started to appear on networks such as ARPANET, gaining popularity into the 1980's with the explosion of person computers.
