🖥 Types of malware

▶️Let's start by discussing some of the most common types of malware. There are many different categories, but we can start by talking about viruses, worms, and trojans. Viruses are pieces of code that attach themselves to other programs and replicate themselves, often causing damage in the process. Worms are similar to viruses, but they are self-replicating and can spread across networks without human intervention. Trojans are pieces of software that appear to be legitimate but actually have a hidden, malicious purpose.

🚪 Backdoors
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🟡Malware with a backdoor capability allows an attacker to breach normal authentication or encryption in a computer, product, or embedded device, or sometimes its protocol. Backdoors provide attackers with invisible access to systems, enabling them to remotely control the victim’s machine for various malicious activities.

⬇️ Downloaders

🟡Downloaders are a type of malware that, once installed on a victim’s system, downloads and installs other malicious software. These are often used in multi-stage attacks where the downloader serves as a means to bring in more advanced, and sometimes tailored, threats onto the compromised machine.