what is malware?

Question

whenever i go on to a site that is not safe my pc starts going crazy like a siren and going <>>>> and i wonna know wot malware is, if its really dangerous and wot it does to a pc...???
thnx all you peeps xxx Tia L xxx

Answer 1

It is malicious adware which some companies send to your computer ,these can spy on your links etc ,hijack your homepages monitor your usage and stuff .Agood security programme will work and need not be expensive ,norton anti spy from yahoo deals with some of these for free see your toolbar.

Answer 2

Malware is software designed to infiltrate or damage a computer system without the owner's informed consent. It is a blend of the words "malicious" and "software". The expression is a general term used by computer professionals to mean a variety of forms of hostile, intrusive, or annoying software or program code.

Many normal computer users are however still unfamiliar with the term, and most never use it. Instead, "(computer) virus" is more commonly used in common parlance and often in the general media to describe all kinds of malware. Another term that has been recently coined for "malware" is "badware", perhaps due to the antimalware initiative Stopbadware or corruption of the term "malware".

Software is considered malware based on the intent of the creator rather than any particular features. It includes computer viruses, worms, trojan horses, spyware, adware, and other malicious and unwanted software. In law, malware is sometimes known as a computer contaminant, for instance in the legal codes of California, West Virginia, and several other U.S. states [1].

Malware should not be confused with defective software, that is, software which has a legitimate purpose but contains harmful bugs.

Answer 3

Malware is software designed to infiltrate or damage a computer system without the owner's informed consent. It is a blend of the words "malicious" and "software". The expression is a general term used by computer professionals to mean a variety of forms of hostile, intrusive, or annoying software or program code.

Answer 4

what is malware [Web Answer]
What is malware? Malware is exactly what its name implies: mal (meaning bad, in the sense of malignant or malicious rather than just poorly done) + ware (short for software).

Answer 5

Short for malicious software, software designed specifically to damage or disrupt a system, such as a virus or a Trojan horse.

Answer 6

Malware can be dangerous if it's a keylogger or somesuch.

Get adaware it's free and it will clear it all for you

Answer 7

i agree with earlier answers install Lavasoft ad-aware (Google it) Also to learn more about malware type it into the search engine at www.wikipedia.org.

Regards

Rob

Answer 8

Malware .there can be trotons . keyloggers with it . to remove tthem try this

remove. trojan , spyware . use deep scan
a-squared Free 2.0 free
http://www.emsisoft.com/en/software/download/

Answer 9

Mal ware is just as bad as spyware,

Answer 10

malware is MALicious softWARE
use antivirus and antispyware to delete it from your compouter