Trojan is a program that infects computers all over the world. Cyber crooks are behind the rise in these sneakyprograms. It infects it to sell rogue software, send unwanted emails and/or steal personal data from a persons PC. Microsoft reported that the number of trojan programs removed from computers around the world in half of 2007 rose by 300 percent from the first half of the year. The percentage has gone up sso high in the second half of 2007 because computers are downloading software to detect this trojan program and any other malicious programs. “Trojans can log keystrokes to gather passwords, send spam from private computers or harvest email addresses or personal information for criminal purposes.” The most common trojan found last year was called the Win32/Zlob. this program is easily and stupidly downloaded right from the internet. The designers of this program trick people into saving the program, by making them think they need this new piece of software to watch a video or download a song. Once installed pop up messages consistently come up and warnings that your computer is infected flash all over the computer screen. “The trojan then sends adverts offering to sell rogue anti-spyware on sites that could expose customers to credit card fraud. Microsoft said the problem is global and linked to organized criminal gangs.” Majority of trojans come from the United States, China and South America. Infected computer made safe went from one million to 19 million in one year. People have to be more careful when surfing the web and downloading things. Some people aren’t even curious to whether what they are downloading may be a virus. They unwittingly download and click on things that they have no idea about. People should pay attention to the news more often if they want to save their PC’s. http://www.microsoft.com/security/portal/sir.aspx
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