Khansaber
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Hackers infect a machine with a remote administration tool (RAT)
Gain access to woman's screen, webcam, files and microphone
Problem ratters face is the increasing prevalence of webcam lights
Users share images of women on online forums
Growing numbers of women are being spied on by hackers who access their webcams then take secret pictures and post them on 'sex slave' forums.
The hackers - known as Rats - infect the device with a remote administration tool (RAT) that opens up the woman's screen, webcam, files and microphone.
These women can then be monitored in secret or taunted by the hacker who sends mocking messages and pictures into her computer.
The scheme works by fooling the victim into downloading a small piece of software onto their machine.
This can be done by sending them an email asking them to click to see a picture or listen to a song, for example.
Once installed, the RAT software allows the hacker to take control of the machine at any time - rather like the system some big firms use to update their machine's software and fix IT problems.
Hackers can control the machine as if they were sitting at it - doing everything from switching on the webcam to looking through files on the hard drive to find bank details and personal pictures.
The most at risk computers are those running older software which has not been updated, and those without up to date anti-virus software installed.
RATs are difficult to halt - too many exist, many of them are technically legal, and the source code for the software is plastered across the internet, but there are many precautions users can take such as using a solid anti-malware program, keeping the operating system updated, and not visiting dodgy sites or downloading suspicious content.
To avoid becoming infected, experts say you should:
Install anti virus and anti malware software on your machine, and make sure it is up to date
Keep your computer's operating system (for instance, Windows) updated
Make sure the software plugins your web browser uses (especially Flash and Java) are not out of date.
Be extremely wary when downloading software
Do not click on dubious email attachments unless you know the sender or are certain they are legitimate
Do not download files via torrents or visit suspicious websites
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Gain access to woman's screen, webcam, files and microphone
Problem ratters face is the increasing prevalence of webcam lights
Users share images of women on online forums
Growing numbers of women are being spied on by hackers who access their webcams then take secret pictures and post them on 'sex slave' forums.
The hackers - known as Rats - infect the device with a remote administration tool (RAT) that opens up the woman's screen, webcam, files and microphone.
These women can then be monitored in secret or taunted by the hacker who sends mocking messages and pictures into her computer.
The scheme works by fooling the victim into downloading a small piece of software onto their machine.
This can be done by sending them an email asking them to click to see a picture or listen to a song, for example.
Once installed, the RAT software allows the hacker to take control of the machine at any time - rather like the system some big firms use to update their machine's software and fix IT problems.
Hackers can control the machine as if they were sitting at it - doing everything from switching on the webcam to looking through files on the hard drive to find bank details and personal pictures.
The most at risk computers are those running older software which has not been updated, and those without up to date anti-virus software installed.
RATs are difficult to halt - too many exist, many of them are technically legal, and the source code for the software is plastered across the internet, but there are many precautions users can take such as using a solid anti-malware program, keeping the operating system updated, and not visiting dodgy sites or downloading suspicious content.
To avoid becoming infected, experts say you should:
Install anti virus and anti malware software on your machine, and make sure it is up to date
Keep your computer's operating system (for instance, Windows) updated
Make sure the software plugins your web browser uses (especially Flash and Java) are not out of date.
Be extremely wary when downloading software
Do not click on dubious email attachments unless you know the sender or are certain they are legitimate
Do not download files via torrents or visit suspicious websites
PERSONAL Recommendation :
TrendMicro Home scan
Super AntiSpyware
