{"id":26,"date":"2020-05-10T16:30:25","date_gmt":"2020-05-10T11:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/antivirus.comodo.com\/blog\/?p=26"},"modified":"2021-03-30T18:17:41","modified_gmt":"2021-03-30T12:47:41","slug":"malware-vs-viruses-whats-difference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antivirus.comodo.com\/blog\/computer-safety\/malware-vs-viruses-whats-difference\/","title":{"rendered":"Malware vs Viruses: What Is the Difference Between Malware and a Virus?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Understanding the difference between malware and viruses is very important. A virus is just one type of malware, but the term is more widely used by the public. The term malware refers to any malicious software, including a computer virus. For example, between 2000 and 2005, spyware and adware emerged as types of malware that protection systems had to deal with.<\/p>\n

Malware is infecting computers and mobile devices at an increasingly greater pace.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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What is a Malware?<\/h2>\n

Malware<\/b><\/abbr><\/dfn> is software written specifically to harm and infect the host system. Malware includes viruses along with other types of software such as trojan horses, worms, spyware, and adware. Advanced malware such as ransomware are used to commit financial fraud and extort money from computer users.<\/p>\n

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