Types of Malware and Malware Distribution Strategies

Abstract

The goal of this chapter is to provide a brief overview of different types of malware that have been used to carry out cyber-attacks. In most cases, we will provide examples of each category of malware. Moreover, malware tends to be distributed in different ways and propagate in different ways. We will briefly explain how such malware propagates through the network. Finally, we will briefly describe a few specific malware attacks that nations may wish to guard against in the future.