What is a Malware?

The word Malware is the abbreviated form of Malicious Software. Malware is basically a software maliciously programmed by the online attackers like hackers, spammers, scammers and others with the intention of harming data or devices of the internet surfers. This can be of different types including virus, worm, spyware, Trojans, adware, Ransom ware and botnet. These are the programs that can harm your technical device badly. In this article, Avira Antivirus Technical Customer Support experts of Pctech24 have given an idea about Malware, various types of Malwares, and how to safeguard your system from Malware.

What are the types of Malware?

Malwares are present in various forms, some are mentioned below. Go through the explanation in order to gain complete knowledge about the malicious software which will further support you in its removal.

• Virus- A virus is a malicious program designed to cause damage and steal information from the user’s computer. Viruses enters the device with the support of one file and infect other files. It may even damage a device’s core functionality and delete or corrupt files stored on it. Mostly they appears as an executable file.
• Trojans- This type of malware appears as or get attached to a legitimate software. It acts inconspicuously and creates backdoors in your protection shield to let other malware in.
• Spyware- Spyware is a malware designed to keep an eye on your online activities. It hides itself in the background and then takes notes on what users do online, including stealing their passwords, credit card numbers, surfing habits and more.
• Worms- Worms are the programs that infect entire networks of devices, either local or over the internet by means of network interfaces. It make use of each consecutive infected machine to infect other also.
• Ransom ware- Also named as scare ware, it can encrypt PC files and data, and ask for ransom in form of ‘Bit coin’ to transform the file to its original form.
• Adware- Though Adware is a program which not always behave maliciously, mainly aggressive advertising software can challenge your security just to serve you ads but it can give a way in to lot of other malware. Plus, the pop-ups with which it appears are really annoying.
• Botnets- Botnets are networks of infected devices that work under the control of an attacker or hacker.

How Avira Antivirus Technical Customer Support can help to Remove Malware?

When it comes to the security of user’s computer Avira Antivirus Technical Customer Support experts never compromise to offer them comprehensive security solution. Additionally, Avira Antivirus Technical Customer Support team always recommends the antivirus users to enable the firewall on their systems. Though, AVIRA Antivirus firewall effectively avoids undesirable connections to its user’s computer and other technical devices yet, malware such as worms can enter their system if they find any single port open. Most of the Windows Operating System comes with a pre-installed firewall feature and users don’t have to configure it too much, but it’s definitely valuable to enable it. Follow the steps mentioned below by Avira Antivirus Technical Customer Support team to enable Windows firewall.

Windows 7 and Windows Vista Users should follow the steps:

• Click Start-> Run -> Type ‘Firewall.cpl’ in the Run command box.
• Afterwards, Click OK.
• Click Turn Windows Firewall on or off on the left panel.
• In both the Private and Public network location sections:
• Select Turn on Windows Firewall.
• Check Notify me when Windows Firewall blocks a new app.
• Click OK.

Steps that Windows 8 users should follow:

• First of all, type Firewall at the start screen and click on windows firewall under the settings results.
• Now, click Turn Windows Firewall On or off on the left panel.
• Select Turn on Windows Firewall in both the Private as well as Public network location sections
• After that click ‘Notify me’ option when Windows Firewall blocks a new app.
• Click OK.