MALWARE

what is malware ?
malware is a software,that perform  victim  malicious action on victims computer or any device. the term is a combination of the words malicious and software.the ultimate goal of hackers to install malware on your computers or any device any how.once they install malware on your computer or device they can access your computer.

the malware are not only targeted to only some specific system like windows ,while windows is widely used ,thus a big target,malware can infect any computing device.every one is a target, including you. the more computer or devices cyber criminal infect,the more money they earn. 

who is developing malware and why?

malware is created by sophisticated cyber criminals to help them achieve specific goals.the main goal is to steal important information , user id passwords, to send spam  emails,launching denial of service attacks. the malware known as petya is used by criminals to infect and encrypt hard disk of your computer.once infected and encrypted,the cyber criminals then demand a ransom in exchange for decrypting your hard disk.

how to protect from malware?

a very first step is to install anti-virus software from trusted company like avast,quick heal etc.the anti-virus software will detect the malware and remove it.regularly update your operating system.
do not try to download untrusted email attachments.  

for example,a hacker may send you an email pretending to come from your facebook account .if you click that link or attachment may it redirect to another page and you got infected.