Not all of them do the same things. Attackers have different motives.
Some want to get you to install malware onto your computer. That malware could do things like install a keystroke which is a program that monitors your keyboard input and can do things like guess credentials (email + password) and steal and send them elsewhere, also get other valuable pieces of information like a Bitcoin wallet address to serving some other purpose on the computer. Some malware will sit there and quietly try running programs on your computer. These could range from Bitcoin miners that steal your computer’s resources to mine Bitcoin or other cryptocurrency for the attacker or to be used in a botnet that essentially turns your computer into a zombie for the attacker’s bidding. Some malware will play quiet and capture screenshots similar to the keystroke monitor and then report back with its findings.
Some want you to install adware on your computer that endlessly spams you with ads as they get paid for those ads being shown.
Some don’t want to install malware but want to directly steal your information. They send you to a fake dating website and you sign up for the “service” which is you giving them your valuable information. Some attackers do this to steal your credit card information and others do this to steal your personal information. Some do it just to get you to share your email address so they can send you more spam and they get paid for that from other third parties.
Not all of them do the same things. Attackers have different motives.
Some want to get you to install malware onto your computer. That malware could do things like install a keystroke which is a program that monitors your keyboard input and can do things like guess credentials (email + password) and steal and send them elsewhere, also get other valuable pieces of information like a Bitcoin wallet address to serving some other purpose on the computer. Some malware will sit there and quietly try running programs on your computer. These could range from Bitcoin miners that steal your computer’s resources to mine Bitcoin or other cryptocurrency for the attacker or to be used in a botnet that essentially turns your computer into a zombie for the attacker’s bidding. Some malware will play quiet and capture screenshots similar to the keystroke monitor and then report back with its findings.
Some want you to install adware on your computer that endlessly spams you with ads as they get paid for those ads being shown.
Some don’t want to install malware but want to directly steal your information. They send you to a fake dating website and you sign up for the “service” which is you giving them your valuable information. Some attackers do this to steal your credit card information and others do this to steal your personal information. Some do it just to get you to share your email address so they can send you more spam and they get paid for that from other third parties.