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They are often bundled with dodgy software or installed without your knowledge via a dodgy website. If you use dial up internet, then your telephone number to access internet services is modified to a premium rate number which racks up call charges. If you use broadband instead of dial up and your dial up line is disconnected, you are not at any risk from diallers.
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What are the two most common computer attacks?
Attack by viruses attack by hackers
What are dialer viruses?
Dialer viruses are malicious software programs that manipulate a computer's modem to make expensive phone calls without the user's consent. Typically, they redirect the modem to premium-rate numbers, leading to significant charges on the victim's phone bill. These viruses often spread through deceptive downloads or emails, and they exploit vulnerabilities in the operating system. Users can mitigate the risk by keeping their software updated and using reliable security solutions.
What kind of virus attacks only viruses?
Viruses do not attack viruses.
What do Dialers do?
Dialers are viruses that access your computer if you have a phone modem for your internet connection. At any random time, the dialer program will dial a high-cost number on your modem to access certain material. Usually the material accessed is pornographic
Why does your computer make phone calls by itself?
It must be infected with the dialer spyware?
How do you use pronto dialer in iPhone?
how down load poronto diaer in computer
What type of program is a backdoor?
They are computer viruses that let hackers and other viruses in to your computer undetected. They are computer viruses that let hackers and other viruses in to your computer undetected.
Why virus attacks a computer?
You can get a computer virus in any number of ways. Viruses usually spread to your computer disguised as a useful program that you download and install yourself. Viruses can also spread by exploiting bugs in programs many people use, like Internet Explorer, in order to run code on your computer that will let the viruses install themselves. Viruses can spread this way in both emails and files.
Why should you scan files when passed from one computer to another?
To avoid Computer Viruses to protect one computer to another computer.
Where can someone find telepohone dialer?
There are many places where one can find a telephone dialer for their computer. This includes using the built-in features of browsers such as Chrome as well as downloading freeware.
Can yahoocom give your computer viruses?
No Yahoo.com does not give your Computer viruses
How do you get viruses out of computer?
by anti-viruses
