Paxton uses social media to post links that, when clicked, secretly install software on hundreds of others personal computers without their owners knowledge paxtons software is harmful to the computers on which he installed it. this program is?

Malware

Explanation:

Malware is a type of software that damages a computer when installed. The term comes from the idea of "malicious software." This type of software is designed to damage the computer, steal data, gain unauthorized access to the computer or be harmful in some other way. Some common types of malware are viruses, trojans and spyware.