What is a Computer Virus – Information on Computer Viruses

A computer virus is much like our biological viruses. A computer virus is a produce of the information age. A virus is man made and is also known as a piece of code with set instructions, once the conditions are met that cause the code to start working, then those set instructions are carried out. A well written computer virus can do anything from delete a simple file to the reformatting of an entire hard drive. To...

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Most Famous Computer Viruses Ever

They are a nemesis. They dangerous. They cause havoc. They destroy data and make you lose your hard earned money. They make computers sick. They are the virtual diseases. Computer viruses have been around since long time. As the time progressed, viruses became more and more sophisticated, harder to stop and more destructive. The damage caused by these self-replicating programs is such that a parallel industry of anti-virus makers has come of...

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BEWARE OF ROGUE, ANTI-VIRUS, SCAREWARE

Rogue Anti-virus programs (also called “Scareware”) are spreading like wildfire. These programs pretend to be legitimate anti-virus programs, and lock users out their software, making the computer inoperable. They then warn that the computer is infested with viruses, and that you need to activate the program by giving them your credit card. DON’T GIVE THEM YOUR CARD! These are fake programs created by criminals...

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