Methods
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Methods |
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Social Engineering |
The primary goal of social engineering is to exploit human weaknesses and psychology to gain access to malware, systems for stealing data, personal information, and more of the user because it is easy to exploit the natural trustworthiness of their victims. |
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Phishing Attacks |
A phishing attack is an attack in which a hacker sends a fraud or malicious message specifically designed to trick a target. Through phishing attacks, hackers spread ransomware into systems, bypassing firewalls and taking out sensitive information or taking control of systems. |
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Downloadable software |
Hackers hide malware in various unknown files such as archive files (.zip, .rar), etc. When a target user opens this malicious file, malwares automatically enters the system and takes control of the system. |
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Software vulnerability |
vulnerabilities in an application that compromise the security of the application are called application vulnerabilities. Hackers exploit this vulnerability by bypassing firewalls. |
Types of Rootkits
A rootkit is a collection of software that is used by the hacker and specially designed for doing malicious attacks like malware attacks to gain control by infecting its target user or network. There are different types of Methods by which hackers install rootkits on the target user’s computer.