What is Clickjacking?

A short name to user-interface redressing and IFRAME overlay is, Clickjacking. Normally, we all click on clickable links in a content, sometimes we are directed to an Answers website, sometimes to a related product selling website, something that is normal. But when you are directed towards an absurd website, you know something is wrong. Clickjackers are basically up and high, to make you click on links and on closure buttons to exit from the window, in turn accepting the conformation to down load malicious malware on to your system. These generally trigger a Trojan horse to download, leading to turning on the webcam of the computer, the built-in microphone, or to transfer money through saved caches and internet footprints. 

It is definitely something to be wary about, as you wouldn’t know, that when and how you downloaded it. You would think you clicked on a legitimate button, but you in turn turned the button ON for them. Mainly, through email messages and links online, and through hacking social networking site profiles, these Clickjackers work to post these deviating links on your behalf. 

Even your legitimate site might trigger a Trojan horse to be downloaded as, there is no information that the site has been hacked or not.  The malware affects all kinds of popular browsers, such as Safari, Opera, Firefox and Internet Explorer. You normal click to watch a funny video online, suggested by a friend too, can deviate you to click on the malicious links. The Clickjackers always search for most visited websites and most visited links, they duplicate it, make a spoof website, guide you to it, and then make you click on links.

This is not only an issue of privacy, which is punishable, under the privacy act of 1974, but also something of a worldwide problem. No amount of screens and encryption can stop or make their working slow. In fact, they can, in some cases invade encrypted data kept in the system too. Beware of clicking on any links that may be too interesting to be true. The best safe guard from the Clickjacking experts is to see to the regular updates of security, that should be adhered essentially, and updates that should be installed without fail.