NEWS

• Know about a Virus

  There have been so many issues regarding security with the recent development in the computer industry. read more

• Is there a Virus in Your PC?

  Now the users are more concerned about the viruses as these viruses can affect the performance of their computers. read more

• How to Prevent Macro Viruses

  You should be able to know about the macros before removing them from your computers. Macros are basically series of commands and actions which are found in the computer. read more

• Security Breaching Programs

  Many people think that Trojan, backdoors, key loggers, adwares, worms and spywares are viruses but actually they are not. read more

• What does AV Software Protect me from?

  The antivirus programs are such programs which protect computers from getting infected with viruses. read more

What is a Trojan Horse Virus?

Trojan horse is very common virus but also it is very difficult to remove. It can attack the computer in such a way or application form that the users thinks that this application is good fro his computer. The Trojan Horse virus can hide himself in many useful software programs and then activate when these programs are run. This virus will infect all the files in the computer when it is executed or installed in the system. It is important for the users to note that the Trojan Horse virus is very dangerous as it can steal the important information from the computer. These information will then be sent to the internet server made by the developer of the virus.

The developer can easily gain access to the users computers with the help of these information through Trojan horse. The infected computer gets very slow when it is infected with the Trojan virus. There can also be unexpected window pop up without any activity in the computer of the users as well which will result in computer crash at later stage. There are number of ways through which Trojan virus can spread. Email attachments are the most common ways for the Trojan to spread. There are different spamming techniques used by the developers of the Trojan to transfer virus to the unsuspecting users.

Normally mails from unknown ID’s are sent to the users with attachments with the Trojan virus. The Trojan virus activates immediately when users open their email. The Trojan will then perform different tasks in the computer of the users. The chat software like Yahoo Messenger and Skype are also used by the developers to spread their Trojan horse virus in different computers. The Trojan virus can also be spread by sending copies in the address book to different people. These addresses are taken from the computers which are already infected.

You can stop the Trojan virus by not opening the email files or attachments sent by unknown senders and it is the best way to prevent your computer from Trojan Horse virus. There is no guarantee that all the received files have virus or not. You can also protect your computers against such malicious programs like Trojan horse virus by installing an updated antivirus program which can protect your computer from harmful applications.