A Systematic Review of Modern Malicious Softwares and Applicable Recommendations

The world as we know it is evolving at a rapid pace and this leads to a society utilizing computer technologies for almost everything. Whether it is buying groceries or ordering food it all can be done online. This potentially can lead us to a malicious software’s path and even though antivirus software’s are installed computers are never safe from online intruders or perpetrators who will try to expose our computer systems. From an attacker’s point of view now it is easier to penetrate a system when compared to the last decade. This is because of the enhancement in online activities and with new malicious software’s getting introduced, it also becomes widely available online. This paper identifies the twenty different types of malicious software one should be aware of while using a computer or being online. The basic idea here is to create awareness and show analyzed data comparing the severity of a malicious act. The author also proposes a novel approach for developing a simple and unique software application to counter the majority of the malicious software identified in this paper. It also provides recommendations to prevent one from getting their systems infected.