Midterm Reviewer Part 7

Virus performs the malicious action that it was designed to perform, called payload

Malware program that spreads copies of itself without the need to inject itself in other programs, and usually without human interaction

A malware program that appears to perform some useful tasks, but which also does something with negative consequences

Designed to throw advertisements up on your screen, most often within a web browser

Unwanted software that infiltrates your computing device, stealing your internet usage data and sensitive information