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Types of Malware & Best Malware Protection Practices

eSecurity Planet

In 2005, Sony BMG delivered millions of CDs with a rootkit that monitored listening habits and unintentionally left a backdoor to the device for cybercriminals. Additional features of botnets include spam, ad and click fraud, and spyware. Jump ahead: Adware. Bots and botnets. Browser hijacker. Malicious mobile app. RAM scraper.

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