GERMANY says 'NO' to IE

In the wake of the cyber attacks on Google China  and other large companies in recent weeks and the exposure that Internet Explorer has a security weakness that the attackers exploited. Germany’s Federal Office for Information Security has made a public announcement to its population to avoid IE versions 6, 7 and 8.
Microsoft feared that other countries would follow suit and quickly issued a statement saying the risks were low. But German authorities disagree and say that no updates issued by Microsoft can make IE safe to use.

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Trojan Horse

Trojan horses (computer) is a program which creates malicious activities on your computer. It can be a trojan virus or a trojan worm in the fact that these two types of trojans create malicious activities on your computer.
There are many different type of activities trojan horses can perform. They include
1. Downloading other forms of malware on your computer
2. Accessing a server from the web
3. Creating a backdoor to your computer

One of the most widely spread trojans is the trojan.vundo virus, which is used to download advertisements onto your computer.

Trojan.Vundo is generally cured with most antivirus scanners

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Fake Antivirus Softwares

These following antivirus softwares are not real and they dont even scan your computer but says that virus is present in your computer and these softwares are itself a virus

1. Total Security,
2. System Security,
3. Windows Protection Suite, 
4. Windows Police Pro, 
5. GreenAV, and 
6. MS Antispyware 2009.

if u see any of the above programs dont download and install them.These are VIRUS not ANTIVIRUS
if u find any related fake softwares post me at just_thambyz@yahoo.co.in

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