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                  How Do Trojan Horses Work?

                  They are received as an e-mail attachment from someone we know and appear legitimate.
                  Once you click the attachment, download and install it, the malware also gets installed
                  into the computer.


                  Effects of Trojan Horse
                  Like viruses and worms, they may             Where does the Trojan Horse get its name
                  destroy  the  data  and  affect  the         from?
                  performance of the computer.


                  RANSOMWARE

                  Ransom is the money demanded  to  release the hostage  kidnapped  for  the purpose.
                  Similarly, ransomware is malicious software used to access the data of the host system
                  illegally by encrypting it. The victim of the host system has to pay a huge amount of money
                  to the attacker to get back access to data.




                            HOW CAN WE PROTECT OUR COMPUTERS?

                     Install an antivirus program and ensure that it is updated timely.

                      Never allow any CD, DVD or pen drive brought from an untrusted source to be used directly
                    on the computer without scanning for viruses.
                     Never open e-mail attachments received from strangers.
                      Make sure the software on your computer is updated, including the operating system

                    and browsers.
                     Use the original operating system.

                     Do not download music, program or games from unknown sources on the Internet.



                            ANTIVIRUS SOFTWARE


                  An antivirus program detects the changes that a virus has caused in the computer. It is
                  recommended to install a good antivirus program to safeguard our computer from any
                  virus that may enter and update it consistently. Antivirus detects the presence of a virus,

                  warns us of the same and works to deactivate the malware.



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