Computer threats (such as spyware, malware, Trojan horse, or ransomware) have been commonly existed in our life. Are you still anxious about certain computer threats such as Trojan:JS/Redirector.OY? Do you have good ideas to get rid of and guard against it? Redirector.OY is actually a Trojan horse. You can read this post to know more about it and acquire more knowledge of Trojan horse.
The Brief Introduction of Trojan:JS/Redirector.OY
Trojan:JS/Redirector.OY has been proved to be a dangerous Trojan horse which, asa class of computer threat, can control another computer via specific Trojan horse programs.
Similar to all Trojan horse, JS/Redirectorcannot replicate by itself and also cannot intentionally infect other documents. It usually hidesitself within seemingly harmless programs such as freeware, pornographic websites, strange links, or spam emails, and then tries to trick computer users into installing them.As a result, computer users cannot know the exact time when it infiltrates into their computers until security issues cause by it are found.
JS/Redirector can create some malicious files and modify or even delete some of important files on targetcomputer. It also has the capability of providing cyber criminals with a backdoor to access and control target computer, stealing victims’ sensitive information, or even add more computer infections.
In any way, JS/Redirector is in a position to set off all kinds of security troubles on target computer. It is no doubt that it should be removed as early as possible from infected computer. However, it is not enough. You should take useful steps to guard against it to avoid secondary damage, for example, staying away from questionable sites, pirated materials, and dubious links may help, and give computer perfect protection with a reliable and powerful anti-malware or anti-virus program,and so on.