You would have likely heard that never run a .exe file if you are not confirmed about the authenticity of the person who send you that particular file, The reason why you might have heard that because Trojans, Keylogger, Spywares and Adwares use .exe format by default.
So what do you think are you completely safe that you run trusted MP4,gif files?
The answer is no, Its because you never know that virus has came with which format, It can take any extensions, It could be in JPEG, It could be in MP4 and it could be in almost any Format, So in this article I will tell you how hackers hide Keyloggers,Trojans and other harmful viruses in other files.
#1 With the help of Binder :-
A Binder is a software used to join or combine two or more files under one name and extension, The files to be combine can have any name or icon, Its all your choice to select the name, icon and various attributes of binded file, The Binded files can be even worse when they are crypted, because Bintext would not be able to find it and at the same time it could also bypass antivirus detection then you are almost guaranteed to be infected.
So what do you think are you completely safe that you run trusted MP4,gif files?
The answer is no, Its because you never know that virus has came with which format, It can take any extensions, It could be in JPEG, It could be in MP4 and it could be in almost any Format, So in this article I will tell you how hackers hide Keyloggers,Trojans and other harmful viruses in other files.
#1 With the help of Binder :-
A Binder is a software used to join or combine two or more files under one name and extension, The files to be combine can have any name or icon, Its all your choice to select the name, icon and various attributes of binded file, The Binded files can be even worse when they are crypted, because Bintext would not be able to find it and at the same time it could also bypass antivirus detection then you are almost guaranteed to be infected.