You must have often read in the news that there has been a malware attack on a website or a virus has entered a device due to which the device has become corrupt. Have you ever wondered what is the difference between them and which one can cause more harm to your device? Have you learned about ways to avoid these?
Virus or malware both are types of computer programs. The way they operate is different and this determines the devastation they cause. The difference between them is very clear.
Let us know about this first. Malware is dangerous software. Hackers use this to hack devices. It can also be uploaded by third parties to the connected device. Therefore, sometimes clicking on unknown links can cause malware to enter your device. Malware may also contain spying or threatening software.
Virus is a special type of malware. Its coding is in such a way that it automatically changes its form again and again. Many times it takes the form of files, photos, videos already present in your device and replicates them. This can come to your device from website, pen drive, network and email etc.
Guessing which one, virus or malware, causes more harm is like defining different varieties of poison. Both of these are very dangerous. These can damage the data on your device. You can steal them or take control of them. These can also damage your device and corrupt the data.
Now the big question is how to avoid them? So for this you will have to tie a few things together. For example, there must be an anti-virus and anti-malware software installed in your device, which can also auto scan your data. You should constantly update the security system of your device. The passwords of your e-mail, login account etc. should be kept strong. One should always use trusted websites or ones starting with https://. You should keep a backup of your data.
