On
the online world, there are things called viruses, a file written for the
intention of harming or performing criminal activities on your computer.
Trojan, and spyware are examples of viruses, and these types of viruses are
also types of malware, malware is short for malicious ware, and is any software
used for bad intentions like getting personal information and accessing private
computer systems. The Trojan horse virus can be downloaded by the user and
appear as a harmless program, but in actual truth, the virus becomes the
gateway to carry out many malicious, or harmful and criminal tasks. This is
especially dangerous to your computer, providing other viruses’ a way in to
your computer, which can lead to the loss of important files, like work. Some
kinds of viruses can be more easily noticed by the computer user, but Spyware
works in the background completely unnoticed by the computer user.
Spyware can enter your computer through Trojan, like said before it is performs unnoticed, and the person who makes spyware intends it to be unnoticed so it can be typically used for fraud, fraud is a crime performed to get financial or personal information. Spyware works by logging the keys you type, and taking pictures of your personal details, for the criminal to look at later. Spyware making you very vulnerable if you aren’t cautious.
Tips to be safer from malware:
Spyware can enter your computer through Trojan, like said before it is performs unnoticed, and the person who makes spyware intends it to be unnoticed so it can be typically used for fraud, fraud is a crime performed to get financial or personal information. Spyware works by logging the keys you type, and taking pictures of your personal details, for the criminal to look at later. Spyware making you very vulnerable if you aren’t cautious.
Tips to be safer from malware:
- Install an antivirus, anti-spyware and firewall
protection. Antivirus will find and destroy viruses, while firewall will secure
your network from the viruses.
- Once you have antivirus, you should run a full
antivirus scan at least once a week, to find any malware on your computer.
- Be careful about running and downloading .exe
files, .exe files which contain viruses will infect your computer.
- A common way people get viruses is through
infected email attachments, make sure you know who is sending it, and don’t
open any suspicious attachments or hyperlinks.
- Avoid clicking on pop-up ads, because they can
install spyware or adware on to your computer. Adware is another malware, but
made to create lots of ads on your internet browser.
- Backup your information regularly, some viruses
will delete or corrupt your files, preventing you from accessing them. So
backing up your files will allow you to restore them after losing them.
Sensitive information, like passwords, should be written with a pen and paper.
- Try to prevent using devices like another
person’s USB, music player, or mobile phones from being plugged in to your
computer, because they might contain viruses that can easily transfer on to
your computer.