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For those new to the subject, Malware is a pretty general term. People in the computer industry tend to use it as an abbreviation for ‘malicious software.’ Malware is generally not out to do any damage to the computer itself necessarily. The capabilities of these programs actually have their roots in experiments with code or innocent computer pranks. The programming that is common in Malware includes scripts, codes, and other active content that is designed to disrupt the ability of the user to perform certain operations or gather information that leads to basic types of exploitation. That is a very general concept of the typical intentions of the creators of malware. Malware started very simply with basic ‘worms’ or scripts that would make their way through your programs performing some sort of function. But just as technology has rapidly increased over time, so have the capabilities of malware. They are now capable of hiding their true identities to anti-viral scanning programs and can update themselves in a dynamic fashion that has rarely been seen before. But luckily, for now, good anti-viral software and malicious programs have stayed relatively close to one another when it comes to the technological race. Malware is considered illegal in many states and the technical term for it in regard to the law is ‘computer contaminant.’ While malware can cause many problems for any computer, it is important to note that occurrences due to the presence of malware is different from results due to defective software. The term ‘virus’ can be distinguished from the concept of ‘malware’ by thinking about a virus in the same terms that we think about viruses in the human body. A virus would be malware that has the ability to reproduce itself in a computer’s system. The majority of malware in use today achieves vandalism or is designed to procure profit through displaying unwanted advertising through internet browsers.