Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Trojan Horse Programs

Trojans are programs that may appear harmless, but perform unexpected or unauthorized, usually malicious, actions.

The Dangers of a Trojan
•downloading and uploading files on their computer
•reading all of their IRC logs and learning interesting things about them and their friends.
•reading their ICQ messages.
•stealing information such as credit card numbers, username and passwords, etc..
•and worst…deleting their files, formatting their hard drive.

Checking for Trojans

•Unusual system slowdown and/or behavior
•Unusual tasks running
•Modifications on the Registry
•Modifications in configuration files.
•Unusual emails sent (without the user’s consent)

See Tips How to Remove Trojan horse
Or Download AVG Antivirus Professional 9.0

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