The Trojan horse got its name from the a story about the Greek soldiers. The Greeks soldiers deceived the Trojans by presenting a giant wooden horse. That's what the malicious program, Trojan horse, does as well. It disguises itself as a regular file that you wouldn't even notice. Thus, it might take a while before you notice the threat it brought to your endpoint.
A Trojan horse is a type of malware – not a virus. The Trojan horse virus can replicate itself while the Trojan horse can't do that. This is the very reason why many cyber criminals use a various methods and tricks to delude users to install a Trojan horse into their endpoint. When it's successfully installed onto the endpoint, it can perform any task the attacker designed to do.
Of course, it's important to know how to know how a Trojan horse acts once its on your endpoint. For that, a scenario will be given for clearer illustration of how a Trojan horse works:
It will all start when the victim receives an authentic-looking email with an attachment. The attachment surely carries a malicious code that will be activated when the victim downloads the attachment. Most of the time, the Trojan won't be detectable. The computer will continue working as usual, yet it's already infected with a Trojan horse.
The Trojan horse stays undetected until a specific date. Or until the victim carries out a specific action, such as visiting an online banking website. At that time, the trigger activates the malicious code and carries out its intended action. The Trojan horse can also be made to delete itself after it has done its intended function. It may return to a dormant state or it may continue to be active.
You might think that it's easy to delete a Trojan Horse. That's the hard part; it looks like any other ordinary file such as a photo editing software, an antivirus, or even an MP3 song. A Trojan horse can take any form of file because it's crafted to trick the endpoint users.
Reformatting your endpoint might be the answer on your mind, but you'll definitely lose all of your important files. Heartbreaking, isn't it? After collecting all the files you've worked hard for, you just have to decide which one is harmful.
The cyber criminals use the method called social engineering to work against you. They'll use deceitful language to convince you that the Trojan horse is a authentic app or program. When you install the Trojan horse, it'll definitely work to do malicious activities on your endpoint.
The Trojan horse is one of the most used malware by cyber criminals. It can go unnoticed for a long time that it's almost a jackpot once successfully installed into an endpoint. Remember the following abilities of a Trojan horse for better security planning:
Trojans can work as a Spyware. It'll wait until you use your online accounts or enter your credit card details. Then, it'll send your passwords and other information back to the cyber criminal.
Trojans also has the ability to change your codes or your security system. With that, even more malware can get through your security tools without getting noticed.
If you're surprised by a huge increase in your phone bill, you might want to check your smartphone too. Endpoints aren't the only targets of Trojans. It can also use smartphones to send expensive SMS messages to premium numbers. A cyber criminal can make money through that.
Cyber criminal don't steal accounts or information. They also pester other people using Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks. DDoS attacks aim to overload the server with traffic from multiple origins. In order to do that, they'll implant Trojans to endpoint and use it for their own interest. That will put you in great trouble as cyber crimes are detected through IP addresses of the endpoint.
Marilyn Monroe typifies the Great American Dream. The image of her skirt billowing in the air in the movie, The Seven Year Itch, remains etched in the minds of movie goers all over the world.
Marilyn Monroe is not only an enduring symbol for Hollywood but also a sign that the Great American Dream exists. Her life stands testimony to the fact that if someone is determined enough, nothing can get in the way of success.
Born as Norma Jeane Mortenson on June 1, 1926 in Los Angeles General Hospital, her mother, Gladys, listed the father's address as 'unknown'. Due to her mother's mental instability and the fact that she was unmarried at the time, Norma Jeane was placed in the foster home of Albert and Ida Bolender. It was here she lived the first 7 years of her life.
Her life has been characterized by the presence of multiple marriages and a string of lovers. The first among these was James Dougherty. She married James when she was sixteen. He was five years older than her. He was over in the war when Marilyn (then Norma Jean) was discovered and offered a modeling career. Jim wanted Marilyn to stay home and take care of the house and have babies but Norma Jean was more interested in modeling. They divorced soon after his return from abroad.
On July 23, 1946 she signed a contract with Twentieth Century-Fox Studios. She selected her mother's family name of Monroe. From this point on, she would be known as Marilyn Monroe to all her fans. She had a minor part in the movie "Scudda-Hoo! Scudda-Hay!" and was dismissed as a contract player in August. Rehired in 1948, Marilyn sang her first song in the movie "Ladies of the Chorus".
She has been accused of using her talents at seduction to get ahead in the Hollywood rat race. It has been noticed throughout her career that she always has had the right man by her side. Johnny Hyde, of the William Morris Agency, became her mentor and lover in 1949. Also, in 1949, Marilyn agreed to pose nude for a calendar. Her first serious acting job came in 1950 when she had a small but crucial role in "The Asphalt Jungle." This ensured that she had the approval of the critics.
"Clash By Night" in 1952 earned her several favorable notices. Monroe's first leading part in a serious feature was to be in "Don't Bother to Knock", also filmed in 1952. In 1952 Marilyn began filming "Niagara" with Joseph Cotton, a film that was to establish her stardom. After her next big film, "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes", she and Jane Russell signed their names and placed their hands and feet in the wet cement in front of the Chinese Theater on Hollywood Boulevard.
Once her modeling career turned into a movie career she caught the eye of the famous baseball player, Joe DiMaggio. After a two year courtship they got married. But the personality clash was very apparent, she loved the spotlight but Joe had retired from it. Joe took special offense at her performances for the U.S. troops. Her marriage to Joe DiMaggio lasted for nine months.
Fox suspended Marilyn in 1954 for failure to appear on the set of "Pink Tights". The studio had refused to let her look at the script prior to accepting the part. She felt that due to her star status, she should have the right to script approval. Soon after her divorce from DiMaggio, she met and married playwright author Arthur Miller. Monroe captured Hollywood in a nut shell with her quote that "Hollywood is a place where they'll pay you a thousand dollars for a kiss and fifty cents for your soul."
On June 29, 1956, Marilyn wed playwright Arthur Miller. While they were married, Arthur wrote the part of Roslyn Taber in 1961's The Misfits for Marilyn. The movie co-starred Clark Gable and Montgomery Clift. Her constant dependence on pills and constant overdoses ensured that her marriage with Miller ended in failure. But the one man that outshines all the other men in the glamor stakes was John F Kennedy.
There are rumors that the President of the United States of America was Marilyn Monroe's lover. Unfortunately, in a shocking turn of events on the early morning of August 5, 1962, 36-year-old Marilyn died in her sleep at her Brentwood, California home. Every day since her death, Joe DiMaggio sent a dozen red roses to her grave. And it is also been said that DiMaggio's last words were that he would finally be with Marilyn again.
Elton John recorded the song "Candle in the Wind" as a tribute to Marilyn Monroe. In 1999, Marilyn was voted the 'Sexiest Woman of the Century' by People Magazine. Issued on June 1, 1995, Marilyn was featured on a 32-cent US commemorative postage stamp.
A new documentary on the London housing crisis, partly based on research by Dr Stuart Hodkinson, is being screened on 5 June at the Ritzy, in Brixton.
Uprooted, by award-winning director Ross Domoney, follows the last days of two residents on the Myatts Field North estate in Lambeth as it goes through a regeneration programme.
Dr Hodkinson's ESRC project explored residents' experiences of housing regeneration under the controversial Private Finance Initiative and will be talking about the Myatts Field North experience alongside residents. See a trailer here.