Sentences with phrase «malicious applications on your computer»

Malicious applications on your computer can install browser toolbars and other software that snoops on you.

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However, the legitimate application can also be abused by malicious actors who install it on victim computers without the owners» knowledge, to gain unauthorized access to their machines.

arstechnica.com - A recent malware campaign that attempted to install a resource - draining currency miner on more than 400,000 computers in 12 hours was caused by a malicious backdoor that was sneaked into a BitTorrent application called Mediaget, a Microsoft researcher said Tuesday.