Are all keygens Trojans?

It is rather normal for keygens to appear as trojans simply because of their operation. If you use a firewall that notes network traffic, watch to see if the programs that should have internet access are the only ones running.

Are all Trojans harmful?

Trojans are usually disguised as benign or useful software that you download from the Internet, but they actually carry malicious code designed to do harm—thus their name. There are a variety of types of Trojans, many of which can launch sophisticated and clever attacks.

Are Trojans bad?

A Trojan is designed to damage, disrupt, steal, or in general inflict some other harmful action on your data or network. A Trojan is sometimes called a Trojan virus or a Trojan horse virus, but that’s a misnomer. Viruses can execute and replicate themselves. A Trojan cannot.

Can iPhones get Trojan viruses?

So, while the answer to the question “Can iPhones get viruses?” is ‘generally not’, iPhones have been known to get viruses, albeit rarely (and more likely if they have been jailbroken). Learn more about other security threats iPhone users may face in our article Vulnerabilities in the iPhone.

Can a Trojan virus destroy a hard drive?

A particularly malicious virus can at worst disable a hard drive temporarily. But the fact is that while viruses can destroy the data stored on a hard drive, they cannot destroy the device itself.

Can a virus erase my hard drive?

A virus can damage programs, delete files and reformat or erase your hard drive, which results in reduced performance or even crashing your system entirely. Hackers can also use viruses to access your personal information to steal or destroy your data.

Can a virus break your computer?

As a computer virus is only code, it cannot physically damage computer hardware. For example, a virus may instruct your computer to turn off the cooling fans, causing your computer to overheat and damage its hardware. The vast majority of computer viruses are designed to only target computer data.