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Phishing attacks are when suspicious messages are sent via an online message platform, usually E-mail, in an attempt to extract information from an individual.

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Malvertsing is when internet ads are submitted to legitimate ad companies, such as Google Ads or MSN.com. These ads are malicious and often cause an automatic or user-initiated download of malware.

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Ransomware is a type of malicious software, or malware, that locks a victim's data or the ability to access a device and threatens to keep it locked unless the victim pays the attacker a ransom.

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Rogue Software is software that pretends to be an Anti-Malware application, but really does something more sinister in the background.

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Unpatched software refers to software on your computer that does not have the latest security updates from the official vendor. This leaves the software potentially open to infections from malware.