sulamita berrezi asked: We have all heard the term Trojan Horse, but what exactly is it? A Trojan Horse is a destructive program that masquerades as a harmless application. Unlike viruses, Trojan Horses do not replicate themselves, but they can be just as destructive. One of the most dangerous examples of a Trojan is a [...]

Etienne A. Gibbs, MSW asked: Pick any geographic region where there is an absence of government and you will find the perfect setting for cybercriminals to set up a home base. For starters, look at Romania and the states of the former Soviet Union where you will find a 10-to-15-year evolution of hacking activity. As [...]

Arvind asked:

For removal of spyware Trojan, usual anti virus software are not always effective. Especially for those Trojans that partially or fully disable the anti virus tools, it is impossible to detect the malware and remove that from the system. So, even if you are having an anti virus software installed in your computer [...]

Godrob asked: Here’s the deal… If you frequently download software from the Internet, then the chances of your computer being infected with some form of Spyware, or Adware are quite high.In case you don’t know, Spyware is a specially written piece of software that is designed to monitor your online activity whilst sending this data [...]

Jon Caldwell asked: Phishing on AOL was closely associated with the ***** community that exchanged pirated software. Those who would later phish on AOL during the 1990s originally used fake, algorithmically generated credit card numbers to create accounts on AOL, which could last weeks or possibly months. After AOL brought in measures in late 1995 [...]

Jim Edwards asked: Copyright (c) 2008 Jim EdwardsThe online scam technique known as “phishing” is not new. Phishing has plagued Internet users for several years now, but its effectiveness has caused the practice to grow to record levels among online criminals. “Phishing” describes a combination of techniques used by cyber crooks to bait people into [...]

Silki Garg asked: Spywares, the Growing Threat:Spyware are the programs, which covertly gathers user information through the user’s Internet connection without his or her knowledge. They generally come bundled as a hidden component of freeware or shareware programs, which you download from unsecured  and un-trusted sites.Once they have been installed on your system, Spyware programs [...]

Jim Hutton asked: There is no doubt that identity theft is a growing problem and we should all try to educate ourselves to avoid being a victim of this often devastating crime. It seems that criminals are using increasingly ingenious methods to gain access to our private and valuable personal information and computer users must [...]

Daryl Campbell asked: Have you received one yet? You know. The email directing you to visit a familiar website where for some odd reason you’re being asked to update your personal information? The website asks you to verify your passwords, credit card numbers, social security number, or even your bank account. You recognize the company [...]

Bob Adam asked: Ever downloaded something from the web and the next thing that happens, you notice something goes wrong with the computer? When something like this happens, there is a very big chance that the system has been infiltrated by a virus, spyware or adware.Everyone surely knows how dangerous viruses can be. It can [...]