Malwares and type of Threats -Part 1

 

  Malware Threats

A malware is a software which damages computers .

The reason malwares  attacks  a pc, smartphone or computer devices are because of making money.

The Examples of Malware are:

• Trojan Horse
• Virus
• Worms
• Rootkit
• Ransom Ware
• Spyware
• Bot Kit
• Crypter.

Signs you have malware

• mysterious loss of space
• weird increase of internet activity
• antivirus not working
• lose access to files

The two ways of getting malware

• Email
• Internet

Malwares need  a person to work.

• DO NOT OPEN  .EXE attachments received in email

• DO NOT click on unknown links in messages got by WHATSAPP or any IM.

• DO NOT  have a website without SSL protection.

Another culprit is weak plugin of Word Press.

WordPress 

Here is statistic of WordPress usage:

• Over 409 million people view 20 billion WordPress pages in a month.
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WordPress is a CMS which a great simple GUI and the fore anybody can use it and make a  site.(almost)

When developing a CMS for an organization use one of the following:

• DRUPAL
• TYPO

There many plugins for Malware removal but thing is unless you pay for them it won't work.

Here are some security tips before making a WordPress site:

• Get SSL hosting(otherwise forget it)
• Install UPDRAFT backup  Plugin. Connect to Google Drive .
• Install Word Fence security plugin.
• Take backup before starting and backup once a week.

We will not discuss on WordPress any more in this post.

Ways Attackers Spread Malware

The ways are:

• Blackhat SEO
• Malvertising
• Spear phising sites
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Trojans are used to:

• Delete OS Critical files
• Disable firewall antivirus
• record screenshot of PC
• Steal information-passwords, credit card information, security codes 

The Ports used by Trojans:

• 2
• 20
• 21
• 22
• 25
• 7000

There are software to make Trojans.

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