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What Is the Trojan Horse PSW.Generic6?

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Trojan horses are designed to infect a computer without being detected.

Trojans are covert viruses that hackers use for a variety of reasons. Victims of trojan attacks may lose all of their computer's hard drive data and personal information. The Trojan Horse PSW.Generic6 is used by hackers who intend to steal password information.

  1. Password Stealing Ware

    • The Trojan Horse PSW.Generic6 is a form of trojan known as Password Stealing Ware. The PSW.Generic6 searches the computer's hard drive for password information and then sends it to the hacker, typically through FTP, or File Transfer Protocol, and email.

    Prevention

    • Install an anti-virus program such as Kaspersky Anti-Virus or McAfee Antivirus. These programs have active virus tracking technology that scans all incoming downloads and detects viruses that are currently operating on the computer.

    Removal

    • Visit the Microsoft Security Essentials website (see References). Download and install Microsoft Security Essentials. After opening the program, click on "Scan." The computer may take some time to complete the scan. After it is finished, click on "Clean Computer" to remove the trojan.

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