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ISA
3100
Course
Project
Your
Name
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2
(Remove
this
block
of
instruction
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to
submission
for
peer
review.
Use
the
following
template
to
complete
your
research
assignment.
You
will
be
completing
4
topics
of
your
own
choosing
from
the
topics
that
were
assigned
to
you. Replace
the
blocks
of
text
that
are
in
italics
with
your
own
contribution,
text
or
URL
Links.
Be
sure
to
put
your
name
in
the
running
footer.)
Topic
Number: Topic
number
3
Topic: Malware
Definition
&
Summary:
Definition:
Malware
is
a
computer
software
that
is
developed
or
made
to
cause
harm/destruction
to
another
device.
Summary:
Malware,
also
referred
to
as
‘malicious
software’, is
a
necessary
evil
in
the
world
of
information
systems.
Malware,
although
destructive,
does
provide
a
way
for
the
good guys,
also
known
as
‘white
hats’,
a
way
to
counter
exploit
the
bad
guys
or
‘black
hats’. Malware
can
come
in
many
various
forms
such
as,
viruses,
worms,
malware,
Trojan horses and
many
more. Malware
is
often
described
differently
than
a
bug
that
is
causing
issues
in
a
system
because
malware
is
conjured
up
for
malicious
intent.
Malware
is
preventable
and
can
be
stopped
from
attacking
a
system
but
it
starts
with
the
user.
A
user’s browser
habits
are
a
huge reason
they
are
attacked
by
hackers
via
malware. Also,
emails
are
the
easiest
way
to
transfer
and
install malware,
so
it
is
imperative
that
users
pay
attention
to
a
link
in
an
email
before
they
click.
Personal
Response: Malware
is
something
I have
begun to
really
research
and
tried
to
understand.
It
is
a
very
interesting
concept
to
think
that
a
string
of
letters
and
numbers
could
have
such
an
effect
on
a
system.
I
find
Trojan horses
and
spyware
to
be
the
most
intriguing versions
of
malware
due
to
their
incognito
behavior.
If
my
system
was
attacked
with
malware
I would
be
upset
and
kind
of
confused.
I
would
think
there
is
probably
something
wrong
with the
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