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Tuesday, June 1, 2010

WHAT IS VIRUSES?




WHAT IS VIRUSES?




Computer viruses are small software programs that are designed to
spread from one computer to another and to interfere with computer
operation.

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A virus might corrupt or delete data on your computer,
use your e-mail program to spread itself to other computers,
or even erase everything on your hard disk.


Viruses are most easily spread by attachments in e-mail messages
or instant messaging messages. That is why it is essential that
you never open e-mail attachments unless you know who it's
from and you are expecting it.


Viruses can be disguised as attachments of funny images,
greeting cards, or audio and video files.


Viruses also spread through downloads on the Internet.
They can be hidden in illicit software or other files or programs
you might download.


To help avoid viruses, it's essential that you keep your computer
current with the latest updates and antivirus tools, stay informed
about recent threats, and that you follow a few basic rules when
you surf the Internet, download files, and open attachments.


Once a virus is on your computer, its type or the method it used
to get there is not as important as removing it and preventing further
infection.

1 comment:

  1. These days computer viruses becomes the headache for the companies,the attackers invents new kind of viruses they uses encryption to pass through the antivirus protection so that they can steal data.

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