Be Cautious Of Disturbing Backdoor Santas

As a child you were told to behave well throughout the year because Santa is watching you. Santa had elves everywhere reporting your every misdeed and good deeds to Santa. Well, Santa is watching you even now. This time it�s not his elf but Backdoor Santa. Backdoor Santa is watching your every move on the internet.

Why is it doing that? To be truthful, this is a different Santa indeed. Backdoor Santa is a silent invader of your internet browser, put there to spy on you. It is a spyware. You will not even know it is present on your computer.

We all hear of Trojans right? Well backdoor Santas are no different from them. Technically, they are like intruders that can create havoc to our computers and though they may not be considered a serious threat, no one will ever know. But you should not even wait until the threat escalates from minor to high risk. Backdoor Santas are not categorized as spyware for nothing.

With so much spyware out today, chances are people may not even determine or care on their names. To most people they are all alike. Stalking horses for one are unsolicited spyware that usually comes with programs prior to being installed.

Once Backdoor Santa downloads through bad toolbars, they begin keeping a watch on all your internet activities. They view and report (to remotely placed controlling programs) your browsing activities. Your net behavior is studied and analyzed. Then, they start directing your internet searches to websites they want you to see and visit. This is why they are installed on your computer in the first place, to modify your internet behavior to benefit the installers.

You may not directly notice the bias in the results for every keyword you enter on search sites. But visible bias towards your reported activities will be there when you look for it.

Anti-virus programs are not sufficient. While some cannot even trace their presence, even the anti-virus programs we usually have installed may not even help to disinfect or get rid of them since they are programmed for virus problems only.

Backdoor Santa can also be URL logger. It can report to the controller about the websites visited by you. These are stored in the folder containing temporary internet files on your computer. Regularly deleting your temp folder and cookies will help.

You may say that this cannot happen to you as you have antivirus programs installed. But antivirus programs work against viruses. Backdoor Santa is not a virus. Antivirus programs will neither detect nor remove Backdoor Santa from your computer.

All said and done, Backdoor Santa is a spyware. What you need is an antispyware program to make sure that your computer is secure against all Backdoor Santas.

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