Web pages with hidden traps are growing at a very alarming rate nowadays. A new tactic has been spreading malware from the internet into unsuspecting users that downloads software from the web to their computers. Cyber crooks use this method to spread their malware via emails and spam advertisements that may be clicked without prior malware protection. Oftentimes, one out of ten spam advertisement emails is loaded with malware. Usually, these malware-loaded emails or software are designed to put those compromised computers under the control and access of hackers. This tactic is commonly known as drive-by download. A drive-by download indicates three things in general but each thing concerns of unintended download of a computer application or software from the internet.
Drive-by downloads not only happen with spam advertisements and emails. They can also be downloaded inconspicuously when visiting a website, clicking on a deceiving window believed to be giving information about something important, or even a pop-up advertisement clicked to close. In these kinds of cases, the sender of the email will claim that the person gave permission to download software although in fact, the user does not really know what started the download. Drive-by download often carry with them malware such as worms, viruses, spywares, Trojan and key loggers. These malwares, when downloaded into the computer even without permission, will immediately start damage to the computer and may also gather private information and send them back to the malware creator or third party websites.
When you are online, always be careful and protect your computer constantly against these kinds of attacks. Always have a good anti-virus and anti-malware scanners available at your disposal. This way, you will be on the lookout prepared and defensive against infection. Do not go to websites that are untrustworthy like pornographic sites and game sites. Never leave the computer with your passwords and always be careful about signing up for free newsletters and stuff from the internet to your email. Give pout your email address to trusted sites only and keep your browser history clean. If, however, you have fallen victim to these kinds of internet booby traps, do not panic.
Having virus and other malware infection in your computer may be annoying and fixing it may be tricky but it can be taken care of. Have anti-malware scanners scan your computer and delete them. Scan and fix the registry for any damage caused by the infection. Oftentimes, the computer’s registry is greatly affected whenever there’s a virus attack or infection as the virus or malware usually changes registry keys and make some of their own entries as a way of destroying the computer. Protect your browsers from pop-ups and spam advertisements by installing pop-up blockers or adware blockers. Scan your computer on a schedule to remove infections that are present at the moment or remove unwanted and risky files from your computer due to malware. This way, you are minimizing the ways drive-by downloads can enter your computer.
