Technical Terms: Virus and Malware (#1681)
1,493 views · Published 15 June 2018 · 5:09 · Indexed 25 October 2026
Channel: macmostvideo · 2018 · Science & Technology
https://macmost.com/e-1681 People often use the term Virus when what they really should be saying is Malware. A computer virus is a very dangerous type of malware that can spread from computer to computer on its own. Malware is a more general term that can be correctly used to describe viruses, trojan horses, adware, spyware and more. It is better to use the term Malware unless you know for a fact that the problem is a virus.
