Matt Hitchen had been preparing to cycle from his home city of Newcastle to Paris in aid of The Sick Children's Trust when he fell off the bike going over a pothole and smashed his collarbone.
As you can see in the second question, the threat spread even though Antivirus software was installed. Not knowing the difference between Antivirus and Anti-Malware software can lead to situations just like this one. You were probably introduced to the term âAntivirusâ when you purchased your first computer.
Antimalware software protects against infections caused by many types of malware, including viruses, worms, Trojan horses, rootkits, spyware, keyloggers, ransomware and adware. Antimalware software can be installed on an individual computing device, gateway server or dedicated network appliance. It can also be purchased as a cloud service or be embedded in a computing device's firmware. The terms antivirus software and antimalware software are often used as synonyms. Some antimalware vendors, however, like to differentiate the two terms in order to promote the capabilities of their own products and downplay the capabilities of products that carry the more traditional label, antivirus.