DDoS
Multi-source attack attempting to crash system or software
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Boot sector virus
Bot
Botnet
Cavity filler
Chain letter
Clicker
Companion virus
Data diddler
Dialler
Dictionary attack
Directory harvesting
DoS
Downloader
Drive-by download
Exploit
File infector virus
Fork bomb
Hoax
Intended virus
Joke
Keylogger
Logic bomb
Macro virus
Malware
Mass-mailer
Metamorphic virus
Mid-infector
Misinfection
Multipartite virus
Password stealer
Pharming
Polymorphic virus
Prepender
Ransomware
Rootkit
Smurf attack
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Trojan
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Wabbit
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Zip bomb
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