Malwares

 

    In Todays Digital world where we have seen that there have been a huge rise in 

    online work ranging from education to banking to online diagnosis  ,selling

    there has also been rise andupsurge of Cyber threats leading to loss of data ,

   device shutdown and money   .One among the threats which we are today going 

   to see about Malwares.

   What are Malwares ?

    Malwares are type of malicious and unauthenticated softwares which is

    used to harm not only our devices but also loss of personal data, money

    and many other fradulent activities. Malwares  are generally used by 

    Unethical  hackers , Cyber Criminals to perform such activities.

    Malwares are used by cyber criminals for many uses such as:

    1. Tricking a person by sending links intended to steal personal data

    2. Spreading viruses in multiple computers at one shot to prevent 

        communication ranging from network shutdown to denial of service

   3. Stealing of financial data  such as credit card and debit card pin

 

  Types of Malwares:

     1. Viruses

     2. Worms

     3. Trojans

     4. Ransomewares

     5. Adwares

     6. Spyware

     7. Mal advertising      

     8. Scareware

   How to Protect your PC and device from Malware ?

    In order to prevent  your system from Malware attack there are many safety

    precautions  which should be taken into account :

   1. Keep your operating system and softwares updated

   2. Limit the number of apps in your mobile .Install only apps that you need

      or it is of utmost importance .

  3. Beware of clicking on unauthenticated links which you recieve in name 

      of instant money,quick cash.

  4. Don't leave your phone or system unattended in place . this is the very

      crucial reason for many  people to fall into the prey of Cybercriminals

 5. Install Anti viruses on your System like Bit defender, Mcafree, Kaspersky 

 6. Try to use only that sites that her embedded with https protocol on the address 

     bar like https://www.blogger.com/

 7. Never ever click on mails  which says that your password needs to be reset

     or pin need to be changed as they are scammers. 

8. Never evr click on QR code or links whcih says that you will win cash or rewards

9. Always perform a security scan weekly to detect any malwares.

10.Have a regular check up on your bank accounts and Financial data.

 Often we tend to undermine the security concern while using different apps just 

 to get our work done for that particular time or whenever required but we should 

 always be aware of  the fact that Malwares can directly or indirectly harm your 

 device or data if we are not aware of the app which we are using of In this Digital

 age we should always take safety precautions to deal with Malwaresand Cyber 

 attacks.