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:
Modes of Infections:
Prevention's:
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
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