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Zombie Computers, The Big Malware Threat
Threats to your PC grows by the day. Many people have already heard of the threats by adware, spyware, virus, Trojans, worms, and more. But a bigger threat that’s compromising our computer by is malware and it is turning unaware people’s PC into Zombie computers. Internet and computer hackers are going beyond just infecting your computer with adware, spyware Trojans, viruses and worms, they are now using peoples computers to do their bidden.
If you become victimized by your PC being turned into a zombie computer, your computer will do tasks that someone else has instructed it to do, without your knowledge. Hackers often instruct zombie computers to distribute information to other PCs without notifying the computer owner. The information given to other computers are ads trying to sale something and it is also considered as forms of spam.
Zombie computers can also launch a massive attack with data against other computers in order to shut it down. These kinds of attacks by zombie computers have been known to come against government and corporate entities. Attacks of this sort have even been launched against Microsoft.
A computer can become infected by a spyware or a malware virus in the form of a Trojan. It is downloaded like any other malicious virus can be downloaded on they PC by e-mail attachments or a downloaded program from the internet.
Imagine that your computer is being used for spam or for attacking other computers because it has become a zombie computer. Its a horrifying thought but there are more and more computers becoming under the control of hackers. Sometimes the only way a person finds out that their PC is a zombie computer is when they get a notice from their internet service provider that will accuse them of spamming. Its always a good idea to check your computer for adware, spyware, virus, Trojan, and worm problems before it goes that far.
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