I recently had a problem with the so called Powelikes "Trojan" which is some kind of malware.
It sounded like a relatively sophisticated program that could hide in the Windows application and transmit information back to the perpetrator. This program caused a lot of havoc with my computer such as high CPU and memory use and a number of "Blue Screens"). I was able to get rid of it using a special Norton malware remover. I haven't had any problems with identity theft or suspicious charges on my credit card.
However I'm wondering who creates this malware in the first place? Considering the sophistication of some of these programs, I sometimes wonder if the government has contracted with some company (such as Oracle) to develop a method of spying on citizens.
Maybe those who warned us (Ed Snowden) that the government was snooping on citizens were right on the money.
It sounded like a relatively sophisticated program that could hide in the Windows application and transmit information back to the perpetrator. This program caused a lot of havoc with my computer such as high CPU and memory use and a number of "Blue Screens"). I was able to get rid of it using a special Norton malware remover. I haven't had any problems with identity theft or suspicious charges on my credit card.
However I'm wondering who creates this malware in the first place? Considering the sophistication of some of these programs, I sometimes wonder if the government has contracted with some company (such as Oracle) to develop a method of spying on citizens.
Maybe those who warned us (Ed Snowden) that the government was snooping on citizens were right on the money.