According to the performance of malware, there are nine categories:
1. Advertising software
Adware is a program that downloads, installs, binds, and promotes commercial advertisements through pop-up advertisements or other forms without the user's permission.
2. spyware
Spyware is a software that allows you to install Backdoor programs on your computer without your knowledge. Users' private data and important information will be captured by those Backdoor programs, and even these "Backdoor programs" can also allow hackers to remotely manipulate users' computers.
3. browser hijacking
Browser hijacking is a malicious program that tamper with users' browsers through DLL plug-ins, BHO, Winsock LSP, and other forms.
4. behavior record software
Behavior recording software (Track Ware) is a software that steals and analyzes user privacy data without the user's permission and records users' computer usage and network access habits.
5. malware sharing
Malicious sharing software (malicous sharing ware) means to force installation on the user's computer by means of improper binding or opacity, in addition, some common technical means of viruses make it difficult to uninstall software or use some illegal means to force users to buy free and shared software.
6. Search Engine hijacking
Search engine hijacking refers to the software that automatically modifies the third-party search engine results without user authorization.
7. automatic dialing software
The automatic dialing software refers to the program that calls the number set in the software without the user's permission.
8. Phishing
The term Phishing is a combination of "Fishing" and "Phone". Because the hacker initiated a crime by Phone, he replaced "F" with "Ph ", "Phishing" is created, and the Phishing pronunciation is the same as that of Fishing.
9. ActiveX Control
ActiveX is a set of technologies that enable interoperability of software generated in any language in the network environment. ActiveX is built on Microsoft's Component Object Model (COM. Although ActiveX can be used for desktop applications and other programs, it is mainly used to develop interactive content on WWW.