Security: DANGERS

 

Trojan:

A Trojan horse is a type of malicious software or code that masquerades as another program and allows a remote control for the hacker, from there its name. 

Password thief

Password stealers use a virus(software) that people often install on their computers by accident. Once installed, password stealers collect personal information about the person and this virus replicates. 

Key logger

Is a virus that records every keystroke you make on your computer and sends it to the hacker. 

Sniffer

Sniffers  capture and inspect the "packets" of data traveling through the network. It can be by software or by hardware using cables. 




Spoofer

Spoofer is a cybercrime that uses the technique of changing the IP or the MAC address for not knowing that it´s him/her. 

Hoax

They are fake news that spread through social media in order to attract highly attention, and they cover all types of topics. 

Phising

Phising is a cybercrime in which someone is contacted by email, telephone or text message by someone posing as a legitimate institution to induce individuals to reveal personal information, such as passwords and credit card numbers.

DNS attack

DNS attacks are any type of attack that involves the domain name system (DNS)

    - User: Changes the DNS of your computer and redirects it to a false DNS that it´s the hacker´ones.

    - Server: The hacker accesses to the official DNS and changes the lists so that it redirects to the                             hackers´ device. 

Ardware

A ardware is a software that it´s installed in your device and it´s designed to throw agressive advertisements up on your screen related about what you´ve already researched, most often within a web browser. 

Malware

Malware, or malicious software, is a term that describes a program or code that is harmful to computers. Although malware cannot damage the physical hardware of systems or network equipment , it can steal, encrypt, or delete your data, alter, and spy on your computer activity.

Virus

A virus is a piece of code that inserts itself into an application and executes when the app is run.  If files are transferred, the virus replicates itself to other files. 

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