Trojan Horses and Viruses

You probably know that there are a lot of bad people out in cyberspace trying to steal your personal or computer information. It is important to know what methods they use to steal your information and what information they are looking for. Here are some tips on protecting yourself

Trojan horses are a common way for hackers to gain control into your computer to steal your personal information. A Trojan horse is a small program that may be inadvertently downloaded and hide in your files. Trojan horses usually work by automatically finding and sending information back to another computer. This information can have password and personal information. With this information, hackers can take control of your computer and mine your data for more personal information or sensitive computer info.

If you believe your have a Trojan horse in your computer or would like to prevent them from entering your computer, you can purchase programs that find and delete these programs as well prevent new programs entering your computer. Most virus software also includes Trojan horse definitions to wipe out any known threat of Trojan horses to your stystem.

You can also purchase Specific Spyware and adware software which specifically looks for Trojan horses. So don’t get caught unprepared, look into software that will rid and prevent you of Trojan horses.