In this article you will learn 12 ways to reduce the risk of acquiring malware on your computer while surfing the Internet.
Malware Basics
Malware is a composition of the words "malicious" and "software" and, simply put, is unwanted software that someone else wants to run on your computer.
Malware encompasses a wide range of damaging conduits such as adware, crimeware (phishing), rootkits, spyware, Trojans, viruses, rogueware, and botnets. Malware is always intrusive, often hostile, and can operate secretly in stealth mode (eg: rootkits) or out in the open with annoying pop-ups and fake system alerts (eg: fake anti-virus warnings).
