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![]() The types of threat are wide and varied, but antivirus software is designed to detect and stop them all. Other terms, like “worm,” “trojan” (as in the Trojan Horse) or the more all-encompassing “malware” might be more accurate. In these cases, the self-replicating viral factor might not even be present, so the software isn’t even technically a virus. Often these will be sent as emails or websites pretending to be something they’re not, like a crucial software update you need to click on, a process called “phishing.” ![]() A “spyware” or “spybot” program searches the files on your computer for your personal information like login passwords or bank accounts, while “ransomware” locks down your files and instructs you to send money to criminals to get them back. But the most insidious and personally dangerous type of virus, and the more common one in the modern world, is designed to steal from users themselves. ![]()
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