Computer Malware and User

            Today data or information is priceless. Therefore computer malware is a big issue for the computer users to protect their valuable information.If the user doesn’t use any antivirus software, it has more chance to get viruses within 2-3 minutes of web browsing. Malware can be categorized in many different forms.  Computer viruses, ransom ware, worms, Trojan

horses, rootkits, keyloggers, dialers, spyware, adware. Those malwares course to

loss of data or spying on user names, passwords or credit card information. On the other hand it can be spread to the others computer as well. It is obvious that why computer viruses has the same name like human viruses. Human viruses normally attack to RNA or DNA cell system. As same as computer viruses attack to instructions of 1's and 0's system. So both results will be the same.

 According to Yahoo News ”Android phones will be the first one to affect".  While portable devices are getting popular, virus makers or hacker's main target will be them. Therefore cell phone users must be aware of Trojan SMS, unknown emails, and applications. It is better to have a malware application in every smartphone to protect the user data.
   

     Due to virus attacks companies lose billions of dollars every year. It includes loss of productivity, potential loss of company data, being unable to use the system, and the recover cost. So this will be economically huge impact for the customers as well. On the other hand online banking is a controversial topic when we talk malware attacks. Banks have faced to very difficult time when working with credit transaction. Customers complain that their accounts have been hacking by someone.

            Internet has become good source of spreading viruses globally. Furthermore external hard drives, thumb drives are considerable as well. It is wise that not to open emails from unknown sender. Besides e-mail attachment is the easiest way to spread viruses. Free software also might be kind of Trojan program. They will collect information on your computer and will send it to the hacker's database system.

There are huge amount of harmful websites are on the net. Free scanners, convertors, patches are most of the time is a malware. Internet service providers have been getting into very stressful situation when dealing with these types of issues. And it has more opportunity to spread malware among the company’s network.

Mainly malware creators (Hackers) purposes can be different. For example their target will be normal users (hack password, Facebook accounts etc.), Special targets (Microsoft, MSN, Android.) Or Just for fun. However making malware programs are illegal. If they caught they will definitely face to the court. But there is no decrease of malware programs. Therefore it is better to have general understand about how malware works.

Antivirus companies try to resolving this issue as possible as they can. But increase of malware programs has imitated their capabilities. Most of the time malware’s first task is to disables the antivirus software which has installed on the system. Then viruses can easily spread among the computer and network.