Trojans

Before installing any software, you must be sure you know exactly what is being copied onto your system. Sometimes, seemingly innocent software can contain viruses or sneaky "Trojan horse" programs that allow hackers to take control of your computer.

So why is this dangerous? The basic idea is that you download a program - one that you think is some sort of game demo. When you run the demo, to your surprise, nothing happens - or so you think.

What may have happened is that you've just unwittingly run some form of program that has planted itself on your hard drive. Perhaps it's going to be a very basic application, and simply delete some files from your system. Or it could be an even more sinister tool that will actually give other people full access to your hard drive and system.

Sounds ridiculous? It happens literally every single day, to computer users around the world.

If you think you might have downloaded any malicious software please call or contact us to schedule an appointment.