Trojan Horse Facebook hacking

Trojan Horse is a malicious program which is used to spy and control a computer by misleading users of its true intent. Malware Trojan can also be called as Remote Key Logger since it records key strokes of all the applications of our computer and send it to the hacker online.

How Trojan Horse Facebook hacking works?

A software you think legit might be a trojan. A PDF you don’t suspect might contain a trojan. A avi media file given by someone might be a trojan. Trojan horses runs in the backgroud process, collect information and send it to hacker. Trojan horses can be sent in any form through any medium like pen drive, ipod, website or email. In our topic, Trojan records FB password that you have typed in your browser and send it to the Facebook hacker using Internet.

How could you prevent yourself from Trojan?

• Don’t install programs from unknown online sources.
• Don’t play media files received from unknown source.
• Don’t open any kind of files downloaded from untrusted sources.
• Don’t insert pen drive from any suspicious people.
• Have an updated anti-virus software installed in your computer.

Having an updated anti-virus software do not guarantee you to stay safe from hacking. Basically an anti-virus software is a collection of detected malware and viruses. Its job is to compare each and every file with their database of viruses. There are many softwares which enable us to create a undetectable Trojans. But it is very unlikely to target a common man with undetectable Trojanware. So having a updated antivirus program is some what protective. Don’t forget to update your anti virus software once their is an update available.