Sunday, October 14, 2012

Trojan Horse(virus),how it effects and how to remove

Most of the people dont know what is a  Trojan horse , so in this post ill be explaining what is a  Trojan horse , how it can affect you, and then how to clean a  Trojan horse  from your PC.

Trojan horse also known as Trojan is a malicious program meant to do what the attacker programmed it to do. The Trojan performs actions programmed by the attacker. Many operating systems are immune to Trojans such as Windows being the most common Linux and Macintosh. You wont be safe from Trojans really.

Different Trojan Types:

  • Remote Access Trojans(RAT's)
  • Password Sending Trojans
  • Keyloggers
  • Destructive
  • Denial Of Service(DoS) Attack Trojans
  • Proxy/Wingate Trojans
  • FTP Trojans
  • Software Detection Killers(Botkillers)

Modes of Infections:

  • Attachments(E-mail and Softwares)
  • Physical Access
  • Browser and Email Software Bugs(Exploits)
  • Ads
  • NetBIOS(File Sharing)
  • Fake Programs
  • Un-trusted Files, Sites & Freeware
  • DriveBy's
  • Software vulnerabilities 


Prevention's:

  • Never execute programs unless they are from a trusted source
  • Never open online attachments unless you know if their safe
  • Update your antivirus and security software on a regular basis
  • Don't Visit Suspicious Links
  • Install security patches for your operating system as they come available
  • Beware of programs transferred by instant messengers
  • Remember that Trojans can hide in any extension Ex.(.jpg, .png etc.)
  • Make other users of your computer follow this guide

This valued info was provided to us by Carnis from this Forum

Enjoy :)

Comments are appreciated :)

6 comments:

  1. Hey, I made that guide I am the original creator and would like credit or for it to get removed.

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  2. yup ok and i would like to get a proof for this,and if u have successfully proved that u r the original author then ill give u credit for this,

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  3. http://hacksociety.net/Thread-Trojan-Horse-101-Preventing-Them

    That's me I am the original creator PM me on the forum and I'll reply.

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  4. Hello are you here? If you don't add credits or remove this tutorial then suffer the consequences you have been warned.

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  5. ya ok i got it,so give me ur name and ill add ur credits and website too ^^

    and i was a bit busy so i didnt replied on time :p

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  6. At the top please add "Credits to: Carnis"

    And at the bottom add this as your source:

    Carnis at: http://hacksociety.net/Thread-Trojan-Horse-101-Preventing-Them

    And thanks for adding the credits.

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