Good question! While spyware, viruses, malware, adware and grayware are all bad, there are fundamental differences between the five which might help you combat them.
Firstly, let’s take a look at malware. Malware is a general term referring to all of the nasties that can infect your computer, from viruses to spyware! Malware is actually short for ‘malicious software’… that’s not surprising, considering what it can do to your computer!
Next up is one of the most well-known types of malware: computer viruses! In case you didn’t know, the first computer virus …