Trojan Attacks + Quick Fix

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Trojans are programs that do not copy and do not reproduce their own code by attaching themselves to other executable files. They work without permission or knowledge of computer users.

Trojan hidden in health process. However, an external computer may only be infected with the help of computer users, such as clicking on a file attached to an e-mail to an unknown user, inserting USB without scanning, opening an unsafe URL It is necessary to emphasize that.

Trojans have some malicious features:

• They create backdoors to a system. Hackers can use these backdoors to access a victim system and its files. A hacker can use Trojans to edit and delete the files present on a victim system, or to observe the activities of the victim.

• Trojans can steal all your financial data like bank accounts, transaction details, PayPal related information, etc. These are called Trojan-Banker.

• Trojans can use the victim computer to attack other systems using Denial of Services.

• Trojans can encrypt all your files and the hacker may thereafter demand money to decrypt them. These are Ransomware Trojans.

• They can use your phones to send SMS to third parties. These are called SMS Trojans.

Trojan Information

If you want to discover a virus and want to further investigate its function, we recommend that you check the following virus databases normally provided by anti-virus vendors.

• Kaspersky Virus database − https://www.kaspersky.com

• F-secure − https://www.f-secure.com

• Symantec – Virus Encyclopedia − https://www.symantec.com

Quick Tips

1. Install a good antivirus and keep it updated.

2. Don’t open email attachments coming from unknown sources.

3. Don’t accept invitation from unknown people in social media.

4. Don’t open URLs sent by unknown people or URLs that are in weird form.

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