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Malware is short for malicious software and used as a single term to refer to virus, spy ware, worm etc. Malware is designed to cause damage to a stand alone computer or a networked pc. So wherever a malware term is used it means a program which is designed to damage your computer it may be a virus, worm or Trojan. Worms:-. Worms are malicious programs that make copies of themselves again and again on the local drive, network shares, etc.
Spyware is a type of malware that is installed on a computer without the knowledge of the owner in order to collect the ownerâs private information. Spyware is often hidden from the user in order to gather information about internet interaction, keystrokes (also known as keylogging), passwords, and other valuable data.