Let’s try to have a better understanging of a proxy trojan and how can we stay safe.
Let’s first begin with what a trojan is and how it spreads. Often addressed as a Trojan Horse, a Trojan virus is a malicious piece of software that is designed to take full…
An Overwrite Virus is a malicious piece of computer virus which aims at destroying the original program code. It overwrites data in the host program (systems memory) rendering the entire program useless.
This deadly virus can exploit DOS platforms including Windows…
Spear Phishing attack belongs to the family of email-based cyber-attacks. It is categorized as a highly personalized attack and usually targets a specific individual. Apart from this, unlike normal phishing emails, its emails are strategically designed so that victims can…
Prevent intellectual property theft: copyrights, trademark, trade secrets, employee know-how, patent rights, and other confidential information. In addition to the physical assets of an organization, its intellectual property is highly crucial.
Since the IP data is…
System vulnerabilities provide a ready platform to cyber criminals to target organizational and home PCs. Since cyber crime is increasing at a skyrocketing rate it is imperative to keep pace with it and be prepared with possible security practices.
We usually tend to…
What is Scareware: Also known as a fraudware and rogue scanner software, a Scareware is malicious software that aims at tricking people into visiting infected websites. It appears as legitimate pop-ups on your computer from an antivirus software developer warning you of the…
A Hybrid attack uses the underlying strategies of both a brute force attack and dictionary attack in order to get past a password. It uses the dictionary attack to consider the extensive word list of available passwords while the brute force attack will apply each of the…
E-Card scams are the latest phishing technique that cybercriminals are relying upon and in the absence of proper defensive measures it can rip you off.
Does the thought of opening Greetings cards excite you? Don’t rush to open them! With the ever-increasing popularity…
A new variant of MgBot malware was discovered earlier this month, that is being used by Chinese Threat actors to exploit users in Hongkong and India. First discovered on 2nd July the malware masquerades itself as an archive document from the Indian government. It carries…
What is SMS Scams | SMishing?
SMS or popularity known as short message service is the new avenue of cybercriminals. Facts and figures show that any message received is usually opened within 15-20 mins of receipt which provides an easy playground to digital…
