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What is the Morris Worm?
The Morris worm was released on November 2nd, 1988 by Robert Tappan Morris. It was the first of computer worms to be distributed on the internet that would not work as planned. Origins As mentioned above, the worm virus was…
What is Crimeware? How to Protect Yourself from Crimeware?
Crimeware is a set of programs or any computer program that has been designed to facilitate illegal activity online. Many spyware programs, keyloggers, and browser hijackers can be considered crimeware, although only those used illicitly. The phishing kit is one…
What is Browser Hijacking?
Browser hijacking is a kind of unwanted program that changes a browser’s settings without a user’s approval, to inject unwanted promotion into the user’s browser. A browser hijacker may substitute the actual home page, 404 pages, or search page with…
Why an Effective Virus Checker is Essential
With the influence of sophisticated technology high and low, hackers and otith the new security pather bad guys from the virtual underworld find ways to infect users’ computers. Most of us are not much concerned about performing an antivirus scan…
What is Macro Virus?
A virus that adds its code to the macros associated with spreadsheets, documents, and other data files in a system is called as a macro virus. Any computer infected by macro virus needs an antivirus program to remove it from…
What is Trojan Virus? How they work and methods to be protected?
Trojans or Trojan Horses is often mimicked as genuine software by malware authors to gain access to the target victim’s system. Most often the users are tricked by means of social engineering that loads and executes the trojans in the…
The Need of Linux Antivirus
In the IT world, it is generally assumed that Linux is more secure compared to other operating systems. In the recent times, it is noticed that the targeted attacks on Linux based machines are on the rise. No wonder, the…
Know How To Prevent Identity Theft
Today the increasing number of cyber attacks are targeted on individuals and small size businesses. The attacks are aimed at robbing an individual’s identity which is referred to as the identity theft. Thus, a stolen information, such as driving license…
How Do I Know If My Android Phone/Device Has Virus?
Cybercrime is at an all-time high. Criminals are not only targeting home users; they are also preying on businesses jeopardizing their websites and acquiring sensitive clientele information. How to know if your Android phone/device has a virus? Are you a…
Guide To Survival The Data Breach
Many of us might have fallen a prey to cyber criminals at least once in the last few years and suffered a bit due to data breach issues. In all cases, a cybercriminal uses malware to infiltrate the systems to…
