2- Discuss a virus and related examples of malware, also include definitions of the term payload, and a discussion of how a virus delivers a payload in your answer. Explain a common way through which computers and mobile devices become infected with viruses, and list common types of malware. a

A computer virus is a program that, when executed, replicates itself by modifying other computer programs and inserting its own code. A payload  is the part of transmitted data that is the actual intended message. In this example, the intended message is a malicious executable. Computers and phones often get infected with viruses through a tactic called phishing Phishing emulates actual services through social engineering and tricks a user into installing a payload. A common type of malware and probably most known today is ransomware, which locks down devices files until a payment ransom is met. This payment is often in BitCoin.  

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