{"id":27624,"date":"2022-05-21T11:16:48","date_gmt":"2022-05-21T11:16:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/easydmarc.com\/blog\/?p=27624"},"modified":"2025-05-28T20:48:15","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T20:48:15","slug":"what-is-malware-and-how-can-you-prevent-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/easydmarc.com\/blog\/what-is-malware-and-how-can-you-prevent-it\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Malware and How Can You Prevent it?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The <\/span>African banking sector<\/span><\/a> became a target of a<\/span> recent malware attack in 2022<\/b>. The hackers used HTML smuggling to conceal malicious files in fake job emails. The campaign was tracked down when an employee of an undisclosed African bank received a similar email redirecting to an illegitimate website.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Imagine if the attempted cyberattack was successful. It could\u2019ve destroyed the entire African banking industry.<\/span><\/p>\n

Cybercrimes like these often incorporate <\/span>malware attacks<\/b>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

But <\/span>what is malware, <\/span>and how can you prevent it?<\/span><\/p>\n

Read on to discover the <\/span>malware definition<\/b>, objectives, types, and detection and prevention measures.<\/span><\/p>\n

What is Malware, and What are its Objectives?<\/b><\/h2>\n

Malware <\/b>is an umbrella term for any type of<\/span> \u2018malicious software.\u2019 It\u2019s solely created to access, exploit, or harm devices, networks, or systems.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

So, <\/span>what is a malware attack?\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

A malware attack is a type of cyberattack where cybercriminals use<\/span> malware<\/b> to achieve nefarious goals. They typically steal any data they can exploit, like passwords, personally identifiable information, financial records, and other critical files.<\/span><\/p>\n

Hackers conducting <\/span>malicious software attacks <\/b>intend to access computers, servers, networks, or infrastructure without end-users awareness. Like most <\/span>common types of cyberattacks<\/span><\/a>, criminals execute <\/span>malware attacks <\/b>with one ultimate goal: To make money.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Here are some common objectives of using <\/span>malware<\/b>:<\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n