Post by account_disabled on Feb 27, 2024 8:37:05 GMT 2
Malicious some forms of adware can collect information about the user without their knowledge and consent. Also some adware can be difficult to uninstall and affect your computer's performance. Fireball Fireball made headlines in when an Israeli software company revealed that million computers and onefifth of corporate networks worldwide were infected with this adware. When Fireball enters a user's computer it takes over the browser changes the home page to a fake Trotux browser and injects intrusive ads on any website the user tries to visit and prevents the browser settings from being changed. Spyware Spyware is a type of malicious software that is used to collect information about a user's activities on a computer without their knowledge or consent.
It is usually installed on a computer without the user's B2B Email List permission and can track activities such as pages visited keyboard input emails sent and received passwords and other private information. is to collect data so that the information can be used for marketing purposes sold to third parties or misused for other purposes such as identity theft or financial fraud. Zeus or Zbot Zeus spyware was designed to steal financial data such as bank account numbers usernames passwords and other sensitive information. Zeus was a highly sophisticated spyware that was usually spread via email with infected attachments via infected web pages or by exploiting vulnerabilities in web browsers. Attackers used stolen financial data to commit fraud take control of bank accounts and steal money.
Damage from the Zeus spyware is estimated to be in the hundreds of millions of dollars. Ransomware Ransomware is a type of malicious software that encrypts files on a victim's computer and demands the payment of a ransom ransom in order to unlock the files and make them available again. Once this malware is installed on a computer it takes control of files encrypts them using strong cryptography and prevents further access. After encryption the ransomware displays a message informing the user that their files are locked and that they must pay a certain amount of money or cryptocurrency to get the decryption key. Attackers often set a deadline for paying the ransom threaten to lose data or even publish it if the ransom is not paid. Attackers target both.
It is usually installed on a computer without the user's B2B Email List permission and can track activities such as pages visited keyboard input emails sent and received passwords and other private information. is to collect data so that the information can be used for marketing purposes sold to third parties or misused for other purposes such as identity theft or financial fraud. Zeus or Zbot Zeus spyware was designed to steal financial data such as bank account numbers usernames passwords and other sensitive information. Zeus was a highly sophisticated spyware that was usually spread via email with infected attachments via infected web pages or by exploiting vulnerabilities in web browsers. Attackers used stolen financial data to commit fraud take control of bank accounts and steal money.
Damage from the Zeus spyware is estimated to be in the hundreds of millions of dollars. Ransomware Ransomware is a type of malicious software that encrypts files on a victim's computer and demands the payment of a ransom ransom in order to unlock the files and make them available again. Once this malware is installed on a computer it takes control of files encrypts them using strong cryptography and prevents further access. After encryption the ransomware displays a message informing the user that their files are locked and that they must pay a certain amount of money or cryptocurrency to get the decryption key. Attackers often set a deadline for paying the ransom threaten to lose data or even publish it if the ransom is not paid. Attackers target both.