Important Malware Information 1

1)Adware:-

Adware usually acts without your authorization or knowledge. Many free utilities may install hidden software, possibly to earn money for the author to recover development costs. While adware is not always malicious, it typically tracks your Internet activity and sends other information from your computer (which can include email addresses) to advertisers. With this information, you may now be a target for pop-up/pop-under advertisements, additional toolbars, and spam

2)Backdoors:-

Backdoors exploit vulnerabilities of installed software to obtain remote, unauthorized access to your computer. Usually, backdoor spyware is secretly installed by viruses, worms, or sometimes even malicious adware programs. As the name suggests, backdoor spyware works sneakily, making it very difficult for you to find and disable without using anti-spyware technology.

3)Browser Hijackers:-

Browser hijackers change your Internet web browser settings without your permission. Sometimes this means changing your home page to a pay-per-click site so that the author of the browser hijacker software earns money. Sometimes browser hijackers may change your ?search? page so that all your queries lead to pay-per-click sites, while also tracking your Internet activity. Unfortunately, simply restoring your browser to factory settings usually will not prevent the browser hijacker from working.

4)Downloader:-

Downloader is a software application which may download and install additional malware to your system. The downloaded malware may have the ability to re-install itself what makes it difficult to remove manually.

5)Hijacker:-

Hijacker is an application that may take control of your browser's settings in order that to redirect you to other websites. Hijacker may cause your browser to behave sluggish.

6)Keyloggers:-

Keyloggers record every keystroke you make on your PC, possibly with the intent of capturing usernames and passwords, credit card numbers, bank account numbers, etc. Some keyloggers also take screen shots of your computer activity, monitor emails and online chatting, and?when installed by someone authorized to do so?are often used to monitor child or employee computer activity. Even in cases such as these, keyloggers usually work secretly.

7)Mail Bombers:-

Mail bombers flood your inbox with thousands of emails. It's usually impossible to find the real source of the spam and to track the attacker.

8)Proxy:-

Proxy is a firewall that blocks and re-creates a connection between two points. Proxy has an ability to hide a user from the outside world or an attacker from a user. For malicious purposes a proxy may be used to make a connection anonymous between an attacker and your computer, making the connection more difficult to notice. SMTP and FTP may be used in conjunction with Firewall Killers, Downloaders, RATs, and Trojans.