Protection against trojan horses
- Thread starter dd8p
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OK, I give up, What are they???? and why?
Rich
Rich
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- Toshiba Laptop Qosimo X870
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Protection from trojan horses has been a serious issue since the days of old.
It has been discovered that the best way to avoid them is simply not to let them in the village in the first place.
After that the basic premise of your question is flawed.
It has been discovered that the best way to avoid them is simply not to let them in the village in the first place.
After that the basic premise of your question is flawed.
My Computer
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Insane hobo technologies. ;-)
- OS
- Windows 7 x64
- CPU
- Intel i7 2600k
- Motherboard
- Asrock z68 extreme 4 gen 3
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- G.skill Ripjaw 16gigs @ 1866
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- Nvidia gtx580 (evga)
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- Integrated HD audio + hdmi
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- 24" ASUS widescreen + 42" insignia
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- 1080p (1920x1080)
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- 128 Samsung 830
256 Samsung 840
3 x 1tb storage drive (various)
1 western digital 1tb (eSATA)
1 Seagate 1tb (eSATA)
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- 1 kilowatt SLI/Crossfire rated Silverstone modular
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- NZXT Phantom + additional 220 fan
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- Zalmann
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- MS - wireless 5000 (bluetrack)
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- depends on if you ask me or my provider.
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- The above information is provided as is, and the author assumes no responsibility for issues it may cause with your sanity or fanboyism.
Having an Antivirus is just not enough protection against Trojans. You must be extremely careful when you are browsing with the web because mindless browsing is a good way to lead you with Trojan viruses.
My Computer
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Acer 4730Z
- OS
- Windows 7 Ultimate Edition, 64 Bit Build 7600
- CPU
- Intel Pentium Dual Core
- Motherboard
- Aspire 4730Z (uPGA-478)
- Memory
- 2.00 GB Dual-Channel DDR2 @ 332MHz (5-5-5-15)
- Graphics Card(s)
- Mobile Intel(R) 4 Series Express Chipset Family
- Sound Card
- High Definition Audio Device
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Generic PnP Monitor (1280x800@60Hz)
- Screen Resolution
- 1280x800 @60 Hz
- Hard Drives
- 156GB Hitachi Hitachi HTS542516K9SA00 ATA Device (SATA)
Sorry, but that is not true. Any file type can be modified to carry a Trojan.
Regards,
Golden
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- Gigabyte P55A-UD3R Rev.1. Award BIOS F13
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- EVGA NVidia GTX 560 1024MB
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- Realtek Integrated
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- Dual Samsung SyncMaster 2494HS
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- 1920*1080 and 1920*1080
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- 1*Samsung 840 EVO 120GB SSD;
1*OCZ Vertex 2 60GB SSD;
2*Samsung F3 SpinPoint 1TB in RAID0;
1*Samsung F1 SpinPoint 1TB;
2*Western Digital 1TB External USB 3.0
1*Western Digital 500GB External USB 3.0
1*Seagate 500GB External USB 2.0
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- Thermaltake ToughPower QFan 750W
- Case
- Thermaltake Element S VK60001W2Z
- Cooling
- Corsair H60 Water Cooling, 2*230mm and 2*80mm case fans
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- Logitech G110
- Mouse
- Logitech MX518
