Purpose of Trojans

Purpose of Trojans

Trojan horses are the dangerous malicious programs that affect computer systems without the victim's knowledge. The purpose of Trojan is to:

•  Delete or replace the operating system's critical files
•  Generate fake traffic to create DOS attacks
•  Download spyware, adware, and malicious files
•  Record screenshots, and audio and video of the victim's PC
•  Steal information such as passwords, security codes, and credit card information using keyloggers
•  Disable firewalls and antivirus software
•  Create backdoors to gain remote access
•  Infect a victim's PC as a proxy server for relaying attacks
•  Use a victim's PC as a botnet to perform DDoS attacks
•  Use a victim's PC for spamming and blasting email messages