First I am going to list different types of malwares and threats:
SEVERE
VIRUSES: malicious programs that are created by a hacker to harm others computers
SPYWARE: malicious program used to read files in someone's computer
PHISHING: the action to steal someone's identity by sending emails leading to password-seeking sites
SPAM: hacker sending thousands of junk email to somebody
VULNERABILITY: registery key that make someone's pc vulnerable to threats
INTERMEDIATE
MISSLEADING APPLICATION: fake security software that is used to make people belive that there is
threats on their computers to make them buy their products.
ADWARE:software that displays adds on somebody's computer
LOW
COOKIE:minimized version of spyware
JOKE PROGRAM:program used to scare people by making fake problems....does not harm computer
CYBERSQUATING: action used to decive people by aquering another website's name
These are all the main types of threats
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