Crimeware and how to avoid them

 

Today , surfing the internet could expose your computer to certain dangers . The internet is the medium for lots of malicious software to spread around and duplicates itself . The term crimeware refers to any malicious software that is being used by cyber criminals.

These culprit use these software to hack or intrude into someone's computer , steal their private information , cause severe damage on victims machine or earning lots of money by making illegal transactions.

 

These are some types of crimeware today .
1.Virus : Viruses usually are used to destroy your Data or Hardware. Where as Trojans are used to gain remote access into your system.

Always scan any new files you receive as well, even if they are off a friend, you don't know where those files originated from. ALWAYS use a little common sense when on the Internet as well.

So it is important to install a good anti virus program .Good anti virus program most have the following criteria : easy to use , effective at identifying viruses and worms , effective at cleaning or isolating infected files , good activity reporting , easy to be installed and come with plenty of help.

 

New viruses are always created , so it is extremely important to make sure this program is updated at least once a week, and all drives are scanned. Remember , do not run 2 different Antivirus -they can cause conflicts in each other.. or think the other is a virus. Until now , Norton anti virus remain the best selling anti virus worldwide. But , it doesn't mean Norton is the best.

In overall , Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0 is the best all-around antivirus program. Kaspersky is good all round , fastest updates and low conflicts . www.kaspersky.com
The others that you can try :
Bit Defender 10 (www.bitdefender.com )
Panda Titanium (www.pandasoftware.com )
AVG Anti Virus ( www.grisoft.com )

2. Trojan : A Trojan is a malicious, security breaking program that but appear to be useful or interesting programs (or at the very least harmless) to an unsuspecting user. A simple example of a trojan horse would be a program named "waterfalls.scr" claiming to be a free waterfall screensaver which, when run, instead would allow access to the user's computer remotely.

A Trojan can grant access to your system to third parties, allowing them to commit criminal offenses with your Internet connection. If those offenses are investigated the trail will lead right to you.A trojan can also be used by cyber criminals to get personal or business data and some passwords memorized within your computer.

To protect your PC from trojan horses , you'll need a good trojan remover . You can try Anti Trojan Elite . It can remove malware and contains real time firewall. Highly recommended . More information  www.remove-trojan.com . You can also try Trojan Shield ( www.trojanshield.com ) and Trojan Guarder ( www.your-soft.com )

3.Worms : A computer worm is a self-replicating program that uses a network to send copies of itself to other nodes (computer terminals on the network) and it may do so without any user intervention. It differs from virus because it does not need to attach itself to an existing program. Also , worms always harm the network (if only by consuming bandwidth), whereas viruses always infect or corrupt files on a targeted computer.

Email Worms Spread via email messages. This worm will arrive as email, where the message body or attachment contains the worm code, but it may also link to code on an external website.
Instant messaging worms Spread via instant messaging applications by sending links to infected websites to everyone on the local contact list.
IRC worms Chat channels are the main target and the same infection/spreading method is used as above — sending infected files or links to infected websites.

File-sharing networks worms If you use Limewire , Bit Torrent and other peer-to-peer sharing programs , be careful with this worm. The worm will place a copy of itself in a shared folder under a harmless name. Now the worm is ready for download via the P2P network and spreading of the infected file will continue.
Internet worms It will target low level TCP/IP ports directly, rather than going via higher level protocols such as email or IRC. An infected machine aggressively scans randomcomputers on both its local network and the public Internet attempting an exploit against port 135 which, if successful, spreads the worm to that machine.

To remove worms from your PC you'll need malware remover . Try A-squared Anti-Malware 2.1 .It removes Trojans, Worms, Keyloggers, Dialer and Spyware/Adware from your PC . ( www.emsisoft.com )

 

4. Spyware: A spyware is any software that covertly gathers user information through the user's Internet connection without his or her knowledge, usually for advertising purposes. Spyware applications are typically bundled as a hidden component of freeware or shareware programs that can be downloaded from the Internet. Once installed, the spyware monitors user activity on the Internet and transmits that

 information in the background to someone else. They gathers user's information and activity without their knowledge. Spy software can record your keystrokes as you type them, passwords, credit card numbers, sensitive information, where you surf, chat logs, and can even take random screenshots of your activity. Adware is software that is popping up ads on your screen. They usually bundled with free-to-download software.

Not all Adware is bad , however , most users are annoyed by adware's intrusive behavior. By removing Adware sometimes the program it came bundled with for free may stop functioning. Some Adware, may not perform any activity other then profile a user's surfing activity for study.You can avoid installing an adware by carefully reading End User License Agreement. No matter how tedious the agreement , you should be able to find out the intent before you install the software. If you have questions about the EULA- e-mail the company and ask them for clarification.