Adware, ransomware, malware, minerware - What is it exactly?

Terms that are indeed not always clear but very relevant in the field of cybersecurity 🌐

All of these terms refer to families of threats, which in common parlance you would call "computer viruses".

👉 An ADWARE is a computer program that displays advertisements on the interface of a software program or via the Internet browser in the form of pop-up windows that chronically pop up, which is totally unpleasant and unnecessary.

👉 A RANSOMWARE is a malicious computer software, taking data hostage or rather the owner of this data. To do this, it encrypts and blocks the files on your computer and demands a ransom in exchange for a key to decrypt them. Ransomware is the nightmare of businesses.

👉 A MALWARE is a type of malicious, aggressive virus whose purpose is to damage or disable computers, computer systems, tablets or mobile devices.

👉 A MINERWARE is code that performs advanced calculations without your knowledge, on your devices, in order to generate Bitcoin-like cryptocurrencies for cyber criminal groups. The impact of MINERWARE is a slowdown of your devices whose resources are monopolized by this particular type of malware.