What Is A Trojan Horse Virus?

 

This virus is probably the most dangerous virus on today’s date as it’s really tough to remove it from our computer after once it enters.

Impact/Function :

A Trojan Horse virus actually performs by hiding within a set of obliging software applications. Once this virus is installed or executed in our system, it’ll start infecting many other files present in our system.

A Trojan Horse Virus also gains ability to steal confidential details from one’s computer. In fact, it’ll send the informative details of user’s computers to the Internet servers designated by the virus developer. Then the developer will be able to control over your computer from this virus. When these things continue, the user will realize that the performance of his/her computer is getting really too slow or notice any unexpected windows pop up even if he/she hasn’t performed any such activity. Afterwards, a computer crash will ultimately result.

Way of Attack :

There are numerous ways how a Trojan Horse virus can extend.

The most common mode of infection is via email attachments. The virus developer usually prefers several spamming techniques for distributing their virus to the unsuspecting users.There includes an attachments in these emails. Once the user clicks on attachment, this virus immediately enters their system and starts performing the tasks as mentioned above.

Another method that malware developers use to spread their Trojan Horse viruses is through the chatting-based software such as Skype and Yahoo Messenger. Similarly, another method that this virus uses to infect others is by sending numbers of copies of its own to the people in user’s address book whose system has already been crashed down by the virus.

Precautions : 

If you don’t want your computer to be infected severely by a Trojan Horse Virus then :

1) You should never open any files or email attachments that have been forwarded to you by any unknown contacts. However, one can never assure that all the files we receive from unknown users are necessarily virus-infected.

2) Install a highly enhanced antivirus application in your system if you want to prevent your PC from a Trojan Horse Virus. Keep in mind that you should also update your antivirus application in regular basis because if you don’t, the odds are that you’ll be infected with some latest viruses even thought there is an antivirus already installed in your system.