11 signs you have been hacked
In today's threatscape, antivirus software provides little piece of mind. In fact, antimalware scanners on the whole are horrifically inaccurate, especially with exploits less than 24 hours old. After all, malicious hackers and malware can change their tactics at will . Swap a few bytes around, and a previously recognized malware program becomes unrecognizable. Sure sign of system compromise No. 1: Fake antivirus messages In slight decline these days, fake antivirus warning messages are among the surest signs that your system has been compromised. What most people don't realize is that by the time they see the fake antivirus warning, the damage has been done. Clicking No or Cancel to stop the fake virus scan is too little, too late. The malicious software has already made use of unpatched software, often the Java Runtime Environment or an Adobe product, to completely exploit your system. Sure sign of system compromise No. 2: Unwanted browser toolbars This is probably the seco