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Malware (short for malicious software) is software designed to infiltrate or damage a computer without your consent. Malware includes computer viruses, worms, trojan horses, spyware, scareware and more. It can be present on websites and emails, or hidden in downloadable files, photos, videos, freeware or shareware. (However, it should be noted that most websites, shareware or freeware applications do not come with malware.) The best way to avoid getting infected is to run a good anti-virus protection program, do periodic scans for spyware, avoid clicking on suspicous email links or websites. But scammers are sneaky: sometimes malware is cleverly disguised as an email from a  friend, or a useful website.

Even the most cautious of web-surfers will likely pick up an infection at some point.

Virus:  Malware programs that can reproduce itself and infect other computers.

Spyware: It surreptitiously monitors and collects information about you, your computer and/or your browsing habits without your consent -- usually for advertising purposes. It can also gather info from your address book, and even your passwords and credit card numbers. Unlike viruses and worms, spyware does not usually self-replicate

Scareware: You're surfing the net and suddenly an official-looking screen pops up warning you there is a problem on your computer, such as: "Your computer may be infected with harmful spyware programs. Immediate removal is required. To scan, click 'Yes'". You're not sure if it's real or not, so what do you do?

Be careful, this might be scareware. If there's any doubt, you can close your browser immediately by pressing ALT+F4 (Mac users: press Command/Apple+Q)

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