ISOL 534 Lab4Worksheet_DarshanaKCLab #4 – Assessment Worksheet Identifying and Removing Malware from Windows Systems

Lab Assessment Questions 1. What is the one thing that a virus, a worm, spyware, and malicious code have in common? What are the differences among these three threats: a virus, a worm, and spyware? One thing that a virus, a worm, spyware, and malicious code have in common is that all these are malicious software that is capable of damaging your computer and corrupting the system and data. The differences among these three threats: a virus, a worm, and spyware are as follows; Virus is a malicious program that alters the functionality of your computer operating system without the user’s knowledge which may lead to data corruption and destroy the system software. It spreads to all the other devices that come in contact with the device that already has been affected.