SUMMARY OF THE CONCEPTS AND CONTENT OF MALICIOUS INFORMATION Lukina Elena Ivanovna, postgraduate student. <...> Place of study: Voronezh Institute of MIA Russia. <...> E-mail: kovirshinovich@inbox.ru Annotation: The article deals with the problem of identifying information defined by the notion of malware. <...> Studied scientific works devoted to the problems of determining the types of information that has a deleterious effect. <...> Studied international law and national legislation in the sphere of protection from harmful content. <...> Special attention is paid to the protection of minors from harmful content. <...>