Computer viruses can be a nightmare. Some can wipe out the information on a hard drive, tie up traffic on a computer network for hours, turn an innocent machine into a zombie and replicate and send themselves to other computers.
What about Viruses
Viruses - A virus is a small piece of software that piggybacks on real programs. For example, a virus might attach itself to a program such as a spreadsheet program or can be disguised as attachments of funny images, greeting cards, or audio and video files. Each time the spreadsheet program runs, the virus runs, too, and it has the chance to reproduce (by attaching to other programs) or wreak havoc. Read More Here
Worm - A worm is a small piece of software that uses computer networks and security holes to replicate itself. A copy of the worm scans the network for another machine that has a specific security hole. It copies itself to the new machine using the security hole, and then starts replicating from there, as well. Read More Here
Trojan - A Trojan simply put, is a computer program that claims to do one thing (it may claim to be a game) but instead does damage when you run it (it may erase your hard disk). Trojan horses have no way to replicate automatically.Read More Here
E-mail viruses - An e-mail virus travels as an attachment to e-mail messages, and usually replicates itself by automatically mailing itself to dozens of people in the victim's e-mail address book. Some e-mail viruses don't even require a double-click -- they launch when you view the infected message in the preview pane of your e-mail software.Read More Here
Root Kit - A rootkit is software that consists of one or more programs designed to obscure the fact that a system has been compromised. Contrary to what its name may imply, a rootkit does not grant a user administrator privileges, as it requires prior access to execute and tamper with system files and processes. An attacker may use a rootkit to replace vital system executables, which may then be used to hide processes and files the attacker has installed, along with the presence of the rootkit.Read More Here
Adware - Or advertising-supported software is any software package which automatically plays, displays, or downloads advertisements to a computer after the software is installed on it or while the application is being used. Read More Here
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Secutity and Protection
Typically, computers are not very secure, and your personal details could be easily stolen. When combined with high-speed internet connections that are always turned on, intruders can quickly find and then attack your computer. This could be done whilst you are surfing the web, checking your emails or simply through a program's vunerability.
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Virus and Spyware Infections
Catching a virus is bad enough but, The problem is that you will not realise you have them on your computer until it is too late.
As an example, your Internet Explorer may suddenly go to a website that you do not recognize, your computer may slow down significantly or be unable to start.
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