Malware
From Forensics Wiki
Malware is a short version of Malicious Software.
Malware includes computer viruses, worms, trojan horses, spyware, etc.
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Virus
A computer program that can automatically copy itself and infect a computer.
Worm
A self-replicating computer program that can automatically infect computers on a network.
Trojan horse
A computer program which appears to perform a certain action, but actually performs many different forms of codes.
Spyware
A computer program that can automatically intercept or take partial control over the user's interaction.
