Trojan horses - a threat to banking data
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Trojan is not a new phenomena in IT world . There're already lots of them attacking and destroying lots of computer system worldwide . The existence of this virus today creates a bigger threat , that is enables personal information to be intrude . This is proved according to the statistic by Panda Labs , the lab for Panda Antivirus software |
that finds out 20% of the past years Trojan , created to steal users banking data . This statistic is found under a research by free anti-malware online application.
That report shows that Banker Trojan virus is the most attacking PC. Most of these virus is created for criminal purposes by irresponsible individuals by stealing the access to the original website of the banking institute. It enables them to steal information that has been entered by users to certain websites , so that they can use it for money. This includes account number , card credit number , and pin number.
It is said that not many banking institution that offers
online services able to avoid from Trojan.This is due to the
Trojan that is being detected is not the same as the
previous Trojan and the attack is more clever and advance.
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One of the type that should be aware of is Banker.CJA . The codes is more sophisticated. It works by avoiding victims from entering the original banking institution and bring the victim to the fake website so that they will manage their banking business in the fake website. Banker.DJH is also a virus that has the similar purposes |
that is by controlling users 'access to the original bank website and stealing information from victims email.
Even though there're lots of antivirus , malware data
protection and more , not all are capable to protect online
services completely. The advance technology of
creating virus is more complex , making them hard to be
detected and some of them almost impossible to be detected.
This could be due to the variation of latest virus usually
did not being listed in most antivirus software. A good
antivirus today must be combined with a proactive technology
to detect not only new viruses but also the threat that is
never been detected before.
When comes to this , Kaspersky lab , producer of Kaspersky
antivirus , provides the
proactive solution. New threat reported will always goes to
Kaspersky lab first. The antivirus software is hourly
updated so that your PC won't be infected easily. Another
one that gives the solution is the Panda Software.
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The
product from Panda Lab has the TruPrevent technology that
able to detect the virus and more cyber threats being
detected. |