do you want to stay protected from all kinds of malware to do that you should be aware of how malware works especially how they enter your pc so you can avoid that in this video you will know how malware works and how to safeguard your devices against them so watch the whole video before we start this guide press the like button and subscribe to our channel in case you forget later malware stands for malicious software meaning any software that has bad intentions is malware so let's see how malware works a typical malware enters your system through user actions like clicking downloading or infiltrating networks it replicates itself and tries to spread to the whole pc and other connected devices then it performs set tasks such as overloading system resources installing other malware stealing confidential information using your system for another attack and many more let's see some popular malware types and how they work viruses viruses are one of the oldest forms of malware causing a nuisance in computers for more than three decades viruses get into the devices through emails networks physical drives or attaching themselves with legit files then it replicates itself and spreads throughout the system it can also attach itself to the files and when you move them it infects the other devices after infecting it starts overloading the system resources like cpu memory and storage which reduces the system performance to a level when you couldn't properly use it trojan the name trojan is based on a famous greek story of a trojan horse trojans are another widespread infection threatening the systems for a long time trojan malware presents itself as a useful legitimate application to lure users into installing it after getting installed trojans remain in the background and silently perform malicious activities such as deleting modifying blocking and copying the data by giving the backdoor remote control to the cyber criminals it can also steal your banking information and download the other malware programs on the system ransomware ransomware is one of the deadliest malicious programs in most cases prevention is the only cure for ransomware attacks it enters the system through other malware programs like trojan or user actions like malicious downloads usually cyber criminals send spam emails containing the trojan to users when you download and open the attachment it installs the ransomware the ransomware then locates the specific files and locks them using robust encryption algorithms then the ransomware drops the ransom notes asking users to pay a certain ransom to get the decrypting tool the encrypted files cannot be opened without the key that the cyber criminals provide there are some free decrypters available for popular ransomware but they rarely work adware adware programs are malware that display unintentional ads while browsing the internet or using some apps adware gets infiltrated into the system mainly through bundled software fake downloads infected browser add-ons redirections to an infected website and more it takes control of the browser to display unwanted ads to the users most of these ads are malicious and clicking on them might trigger malware installation on the system usually the users don't even notice it and it keeps generating revenue for the cyber criminals spyware spyware is a dedicated program meant for spying the system it usually gets installed in the system through other malicious programs like trojan it could also be bundled with adware meaning adware could display the malicious ads on your system as well as it could send your critical data after infiltrating the device it silently remains active in the background and monitors your activities it tracks the internet activity of the victim the login credentials banking card numbers and others it could also be used to search and send particular files such as personal documents images and videos how to safeguard your devices from malware to safeguard your devices from malware you would need to follow some cautions it is better to avoid malware infections first than struggle to remove them later do not download spam email attachments and never click on suspicious links mentioned anywhere on the internet do not visit pirated sites to download paid software and games these sites bundle the malware with the content you download keep all of your software and os up to date most malware exploits the vulnerability in the os and apps installing regular updates fixes those vulnerabilities install a robust anti-malware such as malware fox and keep its real-time protection enabled it uses signature as well as behavioral analysis to detect the malware malware fox is the best solution to tackle all different kinds of malware that's it for this video if it does help you press the like button and share the video with your friends we keep uploading videos related to computer security so subscribe to our channel and press the bell button to make sure you 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