Antivirus
Say Neigh to the Trojan Horse!
The Trojan horse type of virus and malware gets its name from the classical tale of the Trojan horse. In the story, a horse is sent to the city of Troy. The horse was a cover rather than a gift; it contained a number of soldiers planning to destroy Troy.
That is why calling this a Trojan horse virus is particularly appropriate. Initially, a lot of them seem perfectly normal. However, truly they are malicious and enable hackers to enter a person's computer and do damage.
You could get a virus by downloading a simple screensaver. When run, the screensaver runs hidden programs, scripts, commands, and functions that the user doesn't know about. These programs may be able to usurp your virus protector and get into your computer.
Deleting Trojans can be a problem because they come in so many forms. However, there are a lot of programs available.… Read More
Norton Antivirus 2007: an Upgrade Finally Worth the Wait
The Norton brand is probably the most synonymous brand when it comes to virus protection software. Norton Antivirus has been in existence since 1990, and since then a growing number of people have come to rely on the Norton name to protect their computers from virus attacks. In fact, Norton Antivirus is considered the most widely used antivirus software in the world today.
Over the years, Norton Antivirus has constantly underwent upgrades as a means of trying to improve on its ability to detect a growing number of viruses that are being spread. Additionally, each generation of the software incorporates several new features and services as a way of making it more effective in its task of detecting and eliminating (or quarantining) viruses as well as turning it into a more robust application. For example, in recent years, Norton Antivirus has begun to incorporate the detection not… Read More
Xp Antivirus: Dreadly Security Software Removal
The year 2008 definitely showed its benevolence for Internet scammers: they found a way to get paid for their illegal activity.
And that way includes wild distribution of fake security software via aggressive spamming on forums and blogs.
One example of such software is a notoriously known XP antivirus, also called Windows XP antivirus 2008. It is a classic rogue software that behaves quite differently from what it claims to do. So, instead of scanning for viruses and removing them, it ruins the system security by opening wide breaches, then installs Trojans and acts like any other spyware – but that's not all. XP antivirus scares the user into buying the full version of it! Of course, the paid version doesn't get any milder on the computer, but it reaches the goal – its creators get money for their evil work.
So how do you tell if your PC… Read More
Virustrigger is not an Antivirus!
It all starts when the Vundo or Zlob Trojan makes its way onto your computer. The Trojan is set to run on login and can get on your computer from you opening spam or accepting what you think is a video codec. After that your computer is flooded with pop-ups telling you that your computer is infected and only VirusTrigger will save your computer.
When you click on the pop-ups and go to VirusTrigger2009.com or virus-trigger.com you will find a fake scan that tells you that needed Windows system files are an infection. You will then be prompted to pay either $49.95 or $79.95 for a “full version” of VirusTrigger.
A closer look at the website will find a fake article about achievements of the company. An even closer look will find many grammatical errors in the text and no contact information to be found. In some places the… Read More
