Malicious attacks are schemes or "attacks" made by other people in an attempt to gain access to someone else's personal information. This personal info can be anything that one would not readily give away: passwords, bank accounts, hidden files. There are a multitude of methods that maliscious attackers employ to hack into this personal information. Hiowever, there are also many methods one can take to deter and prevent these malicious attacks from occuring. This Project presentation will delve further into the background of malicious attacks, as well as the different types of malicious attacks that one may encounter. Finally, it will discuss methods to prevent attacks.