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Computer Viruses
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Different
Types of Viruses
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Identifying a Computer Virus
-- Removing Computer Viruses
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Preventing Virus Installations
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DIFFERENT TYPES OF COMPUTER VIRUSES
There are many different types of computer viruses.
They all operate and infect differently. However, the
end-result for all of them is damage.
Below are the more common type of computer viruses.
-- Viruses - A virus is a small program that is downloaded when you
willingly install another program that is seemingly
harmless. For example, a virus can attach itself to
a music file. Every time you listen to this music file
that you downloaded, the virus runs and attacks the other
files and programs on your computer.
-- E-mail viruses - An e-mail virus is launched on
your computer when you open an infected attachment
attached to an email. Not only will an email virus start
effecting your computer once you open the attachment, it
can forward this bad email to everyone listed in your
email address book.
-- Worms - A worm is a tiny portion of software that breaks through holes
in security networks. Once the worm gets into your
system, it will duplicate and grow and cause damage.
-- Trojan horses - A Trojan horse is a computer
program that claims to do one thing, but does another.
For example, a trojan program can come in the form of a
game. When you run this program, instead of being
entertained, your computer is damaged.
-- Spyware - Spyware is software that is
downloaded on the computer as a result of clicking on ads
on the internet. Spyware will bombard you with pop-ups
and will place hyperlinks on web sites for the spyware's
advertisements, instead of the real advertisements.
Spyware can also steal your identity by looking
for credit card numbers and other personal information on
your computer and even by recording what you type on your
computer.
You can learn more about
computer viruses,
how to identify,
remove and
avoid computer viruses.
In addition to the above viruses, you need to learn about
the dangers of
phishing.
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