How Can Malware Impact Your Business?

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Malware or malicious software affects businesses everyday. It will disrupt computer and IT processes and during extreme cases can hold to ransom, steal, or even delete ransom valuable personal and business data.

Firewalls and cybersecurity could thwart malware but if you stay vigilant and understand how the various kinds of malware work, it could help you prevent your network and computer becoming infected. Here is a list of the most common forms of malware so you can understand what these terms mean.

Types of Malware

Virus

A virus computer will infect parts or your entire computer system when the file where they have been attached to has been opened. They will spread through email or by downloading the attachments from the internet. They differ on how they function. There are viruses that do little like just changing the desktop wallpaper while others can make your operating system useless.

Worms

Worms are comparable to viruses. Their difference can be seen on how they are spread. They could replicate themselves, which means they don’t need human interaction to be passed from a computer to another. The get this done by entering the email address book of the user and sending out emails that are infected, which pretend as the user of the computer. This could lead to different networks becoming infected in a shorter amount of time.

Ransomware

A kind of malware that is almost always one the news and is on the rise. Ransomware is a kind of software that holds a part, if not all, of your files hostage. It demands a fee from the victim. If they want to have their files back then they should pay the hacker. There is no other way to get the data back other than paying the ransomware.

Trojans

Trojans are put into the files that user like to download online. In most cases, the program you have downloaded has a genuine purpose and tend to work normally. However, during the download, additional malicious files have been tucked away and has become active when it is one the computer. Trojans could be used in different ways like creating back doors around the security processes, sending spam emails, and even deleting data.

Phishing

Phishing is a scam where emails or websites pretend like they are a legitimate source like your bank. They will use false links that would fool you into giving out important financial or personal details like your bank account, which the hackers will exploit. Usually they appear within the emails that come with suspicious links or content.

Call SpartanTec, Inc. now if you need the help an IT company that can provide you with a range of solutions to mitigate risk and make sure that your data is secure and safe.

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