a data stealer ready to invade your privacy spyware · 2017-03-16 · only download apps and...

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A DATA STEALER READY TO INVADE YOUR PRIVACY SPYWARE Once installed and without your consent it can read your messages, hear your conversaons and acvate your webcam PROTECT YOURSELF Ensure that your security soſtware and operang system are up to date Keep your web browser up to date and configured to alert you whenever a new window is opened or anything is downloaded Be wary while browsing the internet and do not click on suspicious links, pop ups or dialogue boxes Do not click on links within unexpected or suspicious emails Ensure that your device’s firewall (if available) is acve Cover your webcam when not in use Only download apps and soſtware from sources you can trust INFECTED? WHAT TO DO NEXT Install a security soſtware from a trustworthy source Once you know the infecon has been removed, change the passwords for your online accounts Be more careful in the future! Run a full scan of your device and remove the threats by using security soſtware BE AWARE OF THE SPY - INFECTION SIGNS Your device becomes slow when running regular tasks x Cancel ERROR MESSAGE UNKNOWN ERROR Random error messages start popping up Unauthorised acvity in your online accounts

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Page 1: A DATA STEALER READY TO INVADE YOUR PRIVACY SPYWARE · 2017-03-16 · Only download apps and software from sources you can trust INFECTED? WHAT TO DO NEXT Install a security software

A DATA STEALER READY TO INVADE YOUR PRIVACY SPYWARE

Once installed and without your consent it can read your messages, hear your conversations and

activate your webcam

PROTECT YOURSELF

Ensure that your security software and operating system are up to date

Keep your web browser up to date and configured to alert you whenever a new window is opened or anything is downloaded

Be wary while browsing the internet and do not click on suspicious links, pop ups or dialogue boxes

Do not click on links within unexpected or suspicious emails

Ensure that your device’s firewall (if available) is active

Cover your webcam when not in use

Only download apps and software from sources you can trust

INFECTED? WHAT TO DO NEXT

Install a security software from a trustworthy source

Once you know the infection has been removed, change the passwords for your online accounts

Be more careful in the future!Run a full scan of your device

and remove the threats by using security software

BE AWARE OF THE SPY - INFECTION SIGNS

Your device becomes slow when running

regular tasks

x

Cancel

ERROR MESSAGE

UNKNOWN ERROR

Random error messages start

popping up

Unauthorised activity in your online

accounts

SPYWARE