Tag Archives: malware

What is Zero day exploit?

Zero day exploit is taking advantage of security vulnerability before it is known and fixed. Hackers are becoming faster at exploiting vulnerabilities and takes advantage of time needed to know vulnerability, fix it and distribute the fix. Attackers can use this time to spread malwares such as viruses, worms etc. Read More »

Computer worm vs Computer Virus

Computer worm is a program that replicates itself on the network and can be a real system hog. Worm can penetrate the network by using security vulnerability in the operating system or by opening a malicious attachment or link in an email message or chat session. Read More »