Malware Hoax, fake menaces that are made up
A malware Hoax lack the ability to reproduce by themselves and are not true viruses. They are messages whose content is not true and that encourage users to forward them…
What is CPanel and what function does it serves
The CPanel is a control panel to manage web hosting servers that provide automation tools and a graphical interface based on web pages This is based on Unix. The graphical…
RPM, the administration tool for Linux
This Package Manager is an open packaging system that works on Red Hat Enterprise Linux as well as other Linux and UNIX systems and is available to anyone. Red Hat,…
Logic bomb programmed Virus
A logic bomb is a piece of code intentionally inserted into a computer program that remains hidden until one or more pre-programmed conditions are met, at which point a malicious…
Annoying Adware and what it does?
What Adware is? Have you ever been quietly browsing the Internet when messages suddenly start to flood you? If you guessed it was spam, you were right! If you see…
What are Worms and what they do?
A computer worm is malware that replicates itself to spread to other computers. This malicious software often uses a computer network to spread, taking advantage of security flaws on the…
What are Trojans and how do they affect us?
As its name says, this is the perfect example of what these viruses are: In ancient times the Greeks built a giant wooden horse and gave it to the Trojans…
Ransomware – Cyber attacks to make you pay
What is Ransomware? Ransomware is a malicious software program that infects your computer and displays messages that require payment of money to restore the system to function. This type of…
Antivirus for Linux System that you should know
Linux specific malware does exist, and you should take it very seriously preparing us with a powerful antivirus. For example, the “Linux.Darlloz” worm takes advantage of Linux vulnerabilities to infect…
PERL – What you should know about it
Perl is a widely used programming language for building CGI applications for the web. Perl is an acronym for Practical Extracting and Reporting Language, which indicates that it is a…