"Malware", or MALicious softWARE, is a term used to refer to any program that causes harm to a user's computer, whether it was designed to do so or not. Malware can be found in the form of a virus, Trojan horse, worm, keylogger, or other type of software that corrupts a computer's files or collects information about its user. In most cases, it's designed to steal a user's data, be it financial data or other personal information, trick someone into buying a useless product, or to simply destroy the user's data. Many identity thieves use malware to collect bank account and/or social networking passwords from thousands of unsuspecting computer users. Key loggers are very common, where all your keystrokes are monitored, even your password keystrokes, these are kept in a file and then sent back to the creator of the malware.
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