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Suppose you notice your system is consuming a lot more internet data than usual, and your device is regularly heating up even though you are not using it. In that case, it is possible that a Spyware program is hidden on your system, which is causing such irregularities.In this post, we would discuss more on Spyware and how to get rid of it.What is Spyware?Spyware is a broad category of malware program that infiltrates the user's system without permission to perform various malicious tasks. As its name suggests, Spyware is basically meant for spying on the users and collect their ... Read More

If you find that documents, pictures, and other files on your system are automatically renamed by appending an unknown suffix, then it might be because of a Ransomware attack. In this guide, we would discuss in detail what Ransomware is, how it works, and how to prevent Ransomware attacks on your system.What is Ransomware?Ransomware is one of the deadliest malware programs that, after infiltrating the system, lock the files with strong encryption. After encrypting the files, the cybercriminal(s) behind the attack would ask the victim for the ransom in return for an encrypting tool or key.Without the decrypting key or ... Read More

If you are suddenly receiving random ads on your browser and system, it might be because of an Adware infection. This post will guide you on what is Adware, how do you get it, what are its symptoms, and how to protect your device from Adware.What is Adware?Adware is short for advertising-supported software. It is the extension or application responsible for ad displaying on your browser, applications, or system. Generally, Adware enters the system unintentionally, and therefore it comes under Potentially Unwanted Programs or PUP. Since it can conduct various malicious tasks after infiltrating your device, it is also one ... Read More

In this chapter, we would learn about Trojan in detail. What it is, how it got its name, what are the common types of Trojan, how it works, and how to get rid of it if you encountered one.What is Trojan?The Trojan is a type of malware program or code that presents itself as a useful legitimate program so that users would get fascinated by it and install it. It usually tricks users by using social engineering techniques. Cyberattackers design Trojan to control the system to perform various vicious tasks such as stealing private information & secret files, damage the ... Read More

Malware is a term used to describe a computer program responsible for causing a disturbance in your system's working and carrying out other illicit activities. In this chapter, we would learn what the different types of malware are and how they get infiltrated into the system.Types of MalwareBased on the infiltrating nature, attack type, and damage levels, malware are broadly classified into 12 types.1. VirusesThe virus is the oldest Malware type and one of the most common. It is a computer program that, after infiltrating the system, replicate itself by modifying the codes of other programs. It also has the ... Read More

If your computer or smartphone has suddenly started misbehaving, then it might be because of a Malware program. In this chapter, we would know what Malware is and what are its common types.What is Malware?The term Malware is a combination of two words Malicious and Software. It is a common term that is used to denote a software or script that is implicitly designed to create damage to any computer, smartphone, IoT devices, Network, and other programable devices. The damage can be anything like hijacking the browser, locking the essential files, degrading the device's performance, and many such.The term Malware was ... Read More

Content Spoofing is the term used to define the type of attack by malicious programmers in which they present a fake website as a legitimate one to the user by text injection or html injection. When a web application does not properly handle the data supplied by the user using search etc. then the attacker can take advantage of such a situation and inject additional parameters that go unnoticed by the user. This leads to landing on another web page that looks the same as the original webpage. That page can ask the user to input information which is confidential ... Read More

When we surf the Internet, the webpages that we see and the contents that we download generally come from the "surface web". This is the part of the world wide web that is accessible to all with an Internet connection. The Surface Web is huge, but in reality, it covers only 10% of the whole Internet.Beside the Surface Web that is transparent and accessible to all, there are two more levels of the Internet that remain hidden in the background. These two are known as the Deep Web and the Dark Web.The deep web contains the web content that is ... Read More

Google is known well for attempting many new platforms and it is reportedly working on a new kind of artificial intelligence-based messaging service. It will try to directly compete with Facebook’s WhatsApp and Messenger. Google will integrate chatbots, which answers user’s queries through a messaging app which is within the program after searching the Web for information. This will answer queries without having to exit that conversation.“All users care about is a convenient way to find what they are looking for and if Google isn’t in front of the consumer that is a problem for them, ” said Scott Stanford, ... Read More

Isn’t it great to receive an advance notification to pack your umbrella, as it will rain tomorrow? Or else, remind yourself to silence your phone, when you get to work? If you will understand this, then that will reboot your life with a kick start. In short, we are talking about IFTTT (If This, Then That) technology. Confused? Well, it is a super tool that works as a coordinator for your apps and produce results based on your “if” logic. Let’s simplify it further.Suppose you want to auto update a status on Facebook as soon as you post a picture ... Read More