Trojans

Hi everyone!

Here I´m going to put the information that we have recorded in the video we have done Elsa and I.

• What are Trojans?

In computing, Trojan horse, or Trojan, is any malicious computer program (malware) wich is used to hack into a computer by misleading users of its true intent. Trojans are hiden malwares that enter in your computer when you download something, for example, a song. 

This infection allows an attacker to access users´personal information such as banking information, passwords, or personal identity (IP address)

• Why it has that name?

The term is derived from the Ancient Greek story of the wooden horse that was used to help Greek troops invade the city of Troy by stealth.

• Famous Trojan attacks:

A “trojan” steal 5’8 million euros from the Spanish bank’s clients.

• Why are so dangerous?

They are so dangerous because you don´t know when it enter in your computer, you can have one and it can turn on your webcam or look at what are you writing on that moment. Your computer Works normal, so you don´t notice it.

• How to detect and destroy them:

You can instalate an application that detects and eliminates the trojan form your dispositive, obviously it has to be secure. It’s not easy, but you can search it in google.

In the blogs of my classmates there are more information about other viruss

Bye! ^_^