  In this research paper, our intent is to outline different types of malware,
their means of operation, and how they are detected in order to protect
yourself against such attacks. Varied permission, and limited technical
resources mean that detecting malware and such attacks becomes more difficult.
With the normal user being limited to the UI, their ability to see what happens
in the background is virtually limited to none. Many do not have control on how
they distribute permission over the data the applications they use controls, or
how that data is stored or distributed. They also do not receive any
notification as to whether their data is protected against various attacks and
if it has not been attacked already. In this paper, we present evidence on what
malware is, how malware operates, different types of malware, and the general
means of defence.
