Malware vs. Virus: What's Actually Attacking Your Machine

Most people use "virus" and "malware" interchangeably, but the difference matters — and it explains why modern attacks don't look like the ones we grew up fearing. This episode breaks down the taxonomy (viruses, worms, trojans, ransomware, rootkits, infostealers), maps the landscape across Windows, macOS, Android, and iOS, and digs into why phishing and malware aren't competing threats at all — they're two stages of the same kill chain. From fake CAPTCHA pages that trick you into running PowerShell to the malware-as-a-service economy powering macOS infostealers like Atomic Stealer, we trace how the economics of attack shifted from "spread everywhere" to "get in quietly and monetize. Episode #283552 — open it directly at myweirdprompts.com/283552