Trojan horses and keyloggers

New variants of it are discovered every day, and it remains a danger to computer users for both new and experienced computer users.If you are using hosting then it is important that you know what certain malware is and what it does.We are going to talk about different types of malware and what exactly they do in the upcoming blog posts.

Trojan horses

This is probably the most well-known type of malware, a Trojan horse can enter your PC in various ways.Often this happens via emails or if you download something illegally and they are often disguised files that make the user think that this is a legitimate file.So it is advisable to always pay attention to what program or file you open, once a Trojan horse is in your computer a backdoor is opened.

As a result, malicious software will be installed on your PC, and the malicious users will then have access to all your files.There are a few things that can happen if you have a Trojan horse on your PC.

One of the most noticeable things is that your computer can be incredibly slow, for example when starting up your computer.Another common occurrence is that you may get strange notifications or pop-ups, such as your browser being opened to an advertising page.

Keyloggers

Keyloggers are probably less noticeable, but they are just as harmful.Keyloggers keep track of the keys you press on your keyboard and they can even take screenshots of your screen.Unlike a Trojan horse, it can be much more difficult to find out that you have a keylogger on your computer.

However, there are a few things that you will see with keyloggers, it is recommended to look in your processes if you see unknown processes in there this could be a sign of a keylogger.Also, it sometimes happens that the text you typed earlier appears on your screen in the reverse order.

If one of these things occurs on your computer then it is recommended to scan your computer for malware as soon as possible, otherwise these people can easily get into your hosting.
If you have any further questions about Trojans or keyloggers, you can always see if there is a chat available.If there is no one on the chat, you can always send a ticket to our helpdesk.