DoS
Attack attempting to crash system or software
Adware
Appender
Backdoor
Blended threat
Boot sector virus
Bot
Botnet
Cavity filler
Chain letter
Clicker
Companion virus
Data diddler
DDoS
Dialler
Dictionary attack
Directory harvesting
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
Spyware
Trojan
Virus
Wabbit
Worm
Zip bomb
Zombie
See also
Glossary
Resources
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