| When it comes to protecting your PC sometimes | | | | mentioned: keylog trojans and backdoor trojans both in |
| understanding what threats lurk in the links will help | | | | one shot. This makes one program twice as powerful |
| some understand the importance of protecting their | | | | and these programs objectives are usually to collect |
| PC. This comes to the question of what are viruses | | | | information and send it back to a third party who then |
| and what is a trojan horse. They are not a virus, | | | | uses this information in an attempt of personal gains at |
| viruses reproduce themselves, trojans do not. | | | | the expense of someone else. |
| What are these nasty programs? This kind or | | | | These programs do not screen your hard drive to gain |
| malicious program will seem to be friendly and helpful, | | | | information. Loggers or keylog trojans monitor users |
| legitimate and honest. The fact is they will appear to | | | | keystroke and then attempt to gain remote access. |
| be your friend and offer to do something good for you | | | | Many times they will record your actions this makes |
| and in the background run tasks that are destructive | | | | re-entry possible and when it comes to online business |
| and damaging to your PC. Many times they gain | | | | transactions, and bank accounts, this can be |
| control of a PC with out you even knowing it until it is | | | | completely devastating to many who fall victims to |
| to late. they will gain access to your system and | | | | these dangerous programs. |
| getting rid of them can sometimes be almost | | | | These programs can be very destructive and invading. |
| impossible if you are not equipped with the protection | | | | When you understand what they do and what their |
| your PC needs to remain healthy and dependable. As | | | | objectives are it makes it easier to understand the |
| mentioned, unlike viruses these nasty programs do not | | | | importance of protecting your PC. The people who |
| replicate and they do not make copies of them selves | | | | develop the programs really are out to do just one |
| like internet worms. | | | | thing and that is to invade your privacy and destroy |
| There are many different types of trojan horses, key | | | | computers. When making a decision to protect your |
| loggers or keylog trojans, backdoor trojans and others. | | | | computer with ant-virus software, make sure it has a |
| In some cases they can take on multiple effects in one | | | | good standing with its users and good reviews. Start |
| program,for example, they may be both of the | | | | protecting your PC today. |