What Is Malware Malware which
is also known as malicious software is designed with the
purpose of interrupting and causing damage to your
operating system. Trojan horses, viruses and computer worms can
be classified as malware and common characteristics of these
infections include software which tries to re-install
themselves after you have removed it from your pc. What
Is Adware Adware is basically comes in the form of
bundled software applications which display advertisements.
Having said this not all software that you download from the
internet will contain adware. It is very important to read the
user license agreement before performing installation of a
downloaded software application as it will specify that
certain advertisements will be displayed. These adverts come
in the form of pop ups which are triggered at different times
during windows operation and are used to track your surfing
activities which is then sent back to the creator for
advertising purposes. What Is A Page Hijacker A
page hijacker is basically an program which will take control
of your internet explorer settings and attempt to change your
default startup homepage to one of its choice. These infections
come from trick dialogue boxes which claim to " scan your
pc " but will in fact perform a background installation
which will allow this application to hijack your settings. Common
symptoms of browser hijacking include: - Changing of
your normal search page to that of an unknown search page
which requires payment - Changing of your default homepage
in internet explorer to one of a pornographic or gambling
related one. - Transmission of frequently surfed websites to
a company server for advertising purposes Browser
Help Objects This is basically a piece of software
that executes itself when you open up your internet browser
and is designed to modify settings which cause your web
browser to redirect to adware or other download websites which
are commonly of a harmful nature. They can additionally hack
your security settings and reduce them thus increasing the
potential of an infection Downloader This
type installs a spyware infection on your pc without your
direct knowledge. It commonly comes from any application,
video, music or document file which you download from the
internet that is bundled with malicious software. Backdoor
Trojan They allow hackers at distant locations to
gain access to your operating system when you are online. An
executable files is usually installed on your system by way of
editing of the registry and once it is activated is opens up a
particular port which gives access without the users
knowledge. Banking Trojan Any
banking usernames, passwords and related information that you
type into online login applications or forms will be monitored
by these infections. It is reported that they are programmed
with certain banking websites and typically infect your pc by
way of emails which entice people to execute harmful web links
which install the software on your pc. Key
Logger Their primary action is to monitor your
keystrokes and steal any username and password related
information they can access. Remote key loggers are able to
record just about every keystroke made on your pc which is
then sent via email to foreign users in the form of a log file
that indicates the date, time and particular application that
the information was typed into. Dialer This
commonly relates to pornographic websites which infect your pc
and cause your dial up modem to call a premium rate phone
number which ends up resulting in large telephone bills. Given
the fact that the majority of internet users today utilize
broadband connections these spyware infections are reduced
greatly.
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