Trojan Horses: Different Types (3 of 4)
- Posted by editor on May 25th, 2008 filed in Information, Trojan Horse
by mheo soriano
Proxy trojans
Proxy Trojans transforms your computer into a proxy server wherein it can be made available for the whole world or just the attacker to browse. This kind of Trojan is commonly used in anonymous Telnet, ICQ, IRC, etc., to make transactions for other a number of illegal activities.
The attacker will remain anonymous and will posses to do everything (transactions) from YOUR own computer. These activities also include launching of attacks from your network to other prospect victims.
The worst part is if the attacker’s activities are discovered, (since he is using your network) it would appear that you are the culprit as the trail will lead to you.
To be continued…