Pirated, unauthorized, unlicensed or cracked software may be as cheap as dirt or come for free, but it will certainly cost you your digital safety. With unknown developers and no proper standard of testing procedures done, such software is full of several security faults that can be used by hackers to get access to your system. Reportedly, one in every three unlicensed software, mostly contains a malware that can harm a system easily or steal the user’s important information including information of their bank accounts. Here in this blog, all info regarding the pirated software is given by Norton Support Experts.
Websites that provide pirated software often take their visitors to possibly malicious websites. These websites end up getting the computers infected with different versions of threats like the adware, bots, potentially unwanted applications (PUA) and most of the time ransomware. Ransomware is not a new trend used by hackers for security breach in which malware encrypts your data and asks for a ransom in exchange.
More importantly, pirated or cracked software do not get any kind of software updates at all that are quite important for strengthening security weaknesses and hence they stay at risk of getting compromised by attackers. The other thing to understand here is that big organizations fine you for using their software in an illegal way by copying it.
The way unlicensed software make fool of its customer is quite interesting. They offer you different discounts and one plus one facility, that trap their target. Once they get their target, they get into their system and access information from it. Experts have detected various cases of software applications for Microsoft Office, Antivirus and Windows Operating System that come attached with downloader that drop significantly unwanted applications.
Norton Antivirus Support helps to recover loss data, boost system performance and recover lost files. The important point of discussing the whole information is to aware you about unlicensed software. Don’t go for the unlicensed software in order to save a few bucks, initially it will cost you less, but later on it will cost you very expensive.
Most important thing to know here is that “Precaution is better than cure”. Norton Antivirus has prominent features to remove the virus, malicious software, infection and Trojan horse from a device, but avoiding to download any software from fake website is very much necessary.
Software is secured by copyright laws written to protect the developer work product. It is similar as for a music composer or book author. When you purchase commercial software, you do not really buy the original software program; you buy a license to use it in agreement with the software license.
Update the software applications in the device on regular basis.
Always scan any software, driver or file before downloading in the device.
Avoid using free Wi-Fi service at café, metro stations and shopping complex.
Install a security software like Norton Antivirus for better safety.
Never share your device, bank and account credentials with anyone like online friend or Facebook friend.