Answer:
Quite a few different ways. Starting from using infected floppy disk, infected usb stick, by having insecure programs, for instance a few weeks ago, Adobe released an update to patch a serious vulnerability, unpatched windows in which for an example Conficker exploit a vulnerability in a network service (MS08-067) Gawd, more to go, drive-by downloads, just by visiting a site or clicking on a pop up or reading an email would be enough to inject malware without you knowing. User intervention where you want to watch a video clip and an error message prompting you to download a codec or a flash update. Using peer to peer such as downloading torrents and many people like to download music, software and films for free but unfortunately it’s a malware hotspot. Another is not reading an EULA which is a license agreement before you download a program, often, people don’t read them and one prime example is Messenger Plus! In that EULA, you hereby “agreed” to use your computer to project annoying CiD pop ups. I’m sure I missed something out but definitely more. That’s why I don’t muck around when I use my computer and when I surf, and it’s me that gives the best chance of protection, however good my Kaspersky is or however good my Malwarebytes PRO is.
How does someone gain malware, viruses, or spy ware?
Posted: 29th June 2009 by admin in UncategorizedComments Off
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