Following my friend Afiq Roslan (aka Hitman) post for the
Introduction, I will give a further explanation about the Software and the
Malware.
Software is a collection of computer programs and related data that provides the instructions for telling
a computer what to do and
how to do it[1]. Software refers to one or more computer programs and data held in the storage
of the computer for some purposes. In other words, software is a set of programs,
procedures, algorithms and its documentation concerned with the
operation of a data processing system. Program software performs the function of the program it implements,
either by directly providing instructions to the computer hardware or by
serving as input to another piece of software. The term was coined to
contrast to the old term hardware (meaning physical
devices). In contrast to hardware, software "cannot be touched"[2].Software
is also sometimes used in a more narrow sense, meaning application software only.
And the next one Malware, short for malicious software, is software
designed to disrupt computer operation, gather sensitive information, or gain
unauthorized access to computer systems. While it is sometimes software, it can
also appear in the form of script or code. Malware is a general
term used to describe any kind of software or code specifically designed
to exploit a computer, or the data it contains, without consent. The expression
is a general term used by computer professionals to mean a variety of forms of
hostile, intrusive, or annoying software.[3]
So basically, software is a programs which is an instruction
or tool for our computer to do works. For example, software of Microsoft Word
is a tool for our computer to do typing. So do other computer programs like
Internet Browser, Paint, your-favorite game Call of Duty and others. All of the
programs made of tiny-tiny data and numbers that being programmed by the
programmer and then work together to produce an instruction that create the
software.
On the other hand, Malware, the combination of words of
Malicious and Software, work as the villain or destructor for your computer.
They are:
The Malware are also software, where they also made up from
data and numbers. However, unlike software which gives instruction to the
computer, they exploited our computers. I will give further explanation about
the categories of the malware.
1.
Computer viruses : computer program that can
replicate itself and spread from one computer to another, e.g. Elk Cloner(the first personal computer
virus)
2.
Trojan horses : program with a benign capability
that conceals another malicious program.
3.
Spyware : program installed on computers that
collects information about users without their knowledge.
4.
Adware : software package which automatically
renders advertisements.
5.
Rootkit : stealthy type of malicious software
(malware) designed to hide the existence of certain processes or programs from
normal methods of detection and enable continued privileged access to a
computer.
6.
Malicious programs : Other than above categories,
if the program are malicious and exploited our computer, they are malicious
program, e.g. Hijackers, Toolbars and
Dialers.
This is the easy definition for both Software and Malware.
For the next post, I will explain further on the Software vs Malware in the
legal field. Oh, last but not least, if there is any question on our topic, just
post it in the comment box on respective post, thank you!
Thumbs up on the definition, simple and quite straight foward. But i think the layout of this blog is a bit dull. Sorry bro.
ReplyDeleteHighly informative. Thanks for the info.
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