COMPUTER NETWORKS AND COMMUNICATIONS
NETWORK SECURITY AND CYBERSECURITY
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Question
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Phishing
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Malware
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Trojan
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Worm
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Detailed explanation-1: -A Trojan Horse Virus is a type of malware that downloads onto a computer disguised as a legitimate program. The delivery method typically sees an attacker use social engineering to hide malicious code within legitimate software to try and gain users’ system access with their software.
Detailed explanation-2: -Phishing-trojans are document files that are specially-crafted to look legitimate, but serve as delivery vehicles for harmful programs.
Detailed explanation-3: -If you notice any new programs running on your system that you did not install, it could be a trojan. Try removing the program and restarting your computer to see if your computer’s performance improves.
Detailed explanation-4: -What is a Trojan spyware alert? The Trojan spyware alert is a variant of the technical support scam that pretends to be from Microsoft or Apple. It aims to trick users into thinking their computer has been infected with a virus and tries to scare them into calling a number provided to resolve the issue.