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MR.herbert
Web design
September.16, 2013
The effects of malware on computers in present day united states Malware-software that is intended to damage or disable computers and computer systems. Sometimes I think what does this mean until I joined web design. Some people don’t care what they open on their computer but when it crashes they get mad and go out and spend hundreds of dollars to fix it. Little do they know it is free to get rid of all they have to do is wipe their computer clean. I don’t mean with a clean rag and Windex for those who want to be a smarty pants about it.
Poison Ivy/ is one of the nastiest malware for a computer it allows the attacker to secretly control the infected user’s computer. Meaning by this it does these things without you knowing it is. Controls of the targeted computer to record or manipulate its content or even use the computer’s speaker and webcam to record audio and video. This malware is commonly known as “remote access Trojan, ” this malware was traced back to china in (2005)
Zeus/ became the go-to tool for many of today’s cyber criminals. Readily available for sale in the cyber crime underworld. It can be used to pilfer passwords as well as files, helping to create a literal underground economy for compromised identities that can be bought and sold for as little 50 cents. In the age of Internet banking and online shopping, a compromised identity is much more than just a name and social security number: it’s your address, date of birth, mother’s maiden name, and even your secret security questions. That’s why it's important to watch what you type in or register on sites.
Barrotes/ this virus was developed in Spain in the year 1993. It infected .COM, .EXE and overlay files in time and people did not know till bars started to pop up on their screens. It becomes a resident of the computer memory each time the machine starts up. Due to a series of vertical lines that appear on the monitor, it
MR.herbert
Web design
September.16, 2013
The effects of malware on computers in present day united states Malware-software that is intended to damage or disable computers and computer systems. Sometimes I think what does this mean until I joined web design. Some people don’t care what they open on their computer but when it crashes they get mad and go out and spend hundreds of dollars to fix it. Little do they know it is free to get rid of all they have to do is wipe their computer clean. I don’t mean with a clean rag and Windex for those who want to be a smarty pants about it.
Poison Ivy/ is one of the nastiest malware for a computer it allows the attacker to secretly control the infected user’s computer. Meaning by this it does these things without you knowing it is. Controls of the targeted computer to record or manipulate its content or even use the computer’s speaker and webcam to record audio and video. This malware is commonly known as “remote access Trojan, ” this malware was traced back to china in (2005)
Zeus/ became the go-to tool for many of today’s cyber criminals. Readily available for sale in the cyber crime underworld. It can be used to pilfer passwords as well as files, helping to create a literal underground economy for compromised identities that can be bought and sold for as little 50 cents. In the age of Internet banking and online shopping, a compromised identity is much more than just a name and social security number: it’s your address, date of birth, mother’s maiden name, and even your secret security questions. That’s why it's important to watch what you type in or register on sites.
Barrotes/ this virus was developed in Spain in the year 1993. It infected .COM, .EXE and overlay files in time and people did not know till bars started to pop up on their screens. It becomes a resident of the computer memory each time the machine starts up. Due to a series of vertical lines that appear on the monitor, it