Virus
To understand what a boot sector virus is, one must first understand what a boot sector does. This tutorial provides the details.
RATs, or Remote Access Trojans, provide a “backdoor” into the system through which the unscrupulous hacker can snoop into your system – even running other malicious code if s/he chooses.
A Trojan is a program that appears to be legitimate, but in fact does something malicious.
Antivirus vendors generally assign virus names consisting of a When attempting to find information about a particular virus, it can be helpful to understand how the virus names are formed.
The term ‘virus’ and its definition may have outlived its prime. In today’s hostile computing environment, one would do better to ask, “what is malware?”
Trojans are often used to launch Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks against targeted systems, but just what is a DDoS attack and how are they performed?
In the computer world, a Trojan can be used to turn your PC into their own computing matter – effectively turning it into a zombie machine.
Whether you need help understanding Windows or want to know what the difference is between a virus and a Trojan – and why it matters – these free online courses can help.