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Computer Viruses

Computer Viruses. Your computer gets terribly sick! . Definitions. Virus A small piece of software that attaches itself to a program on the computer. It can cause serious damage to your computer. Worm

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Computer Viruses

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  1. Computer Viruses

  2. Your computer gets terribly sick!  Definitions • Virus A small piece of software that attaches itself to a program on the computer. It can cause serious damage to your computer. • Worm A small piece of software that uses computer networks and holes in the network to replicate itself.

  3. Email Virus A virus sent through an email. Sometimes it goes off by simply opening the email Other ones go off by opening an attachment in the email.

  4. Trojan Horse 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’s disguised as something else.

  5. Boot Sector Virus: A virus that infects the start-up files. Time Bomb: Computer virus that does not cause damage until a certain date or until the system has been booted a certain number of times. Logic Bomb: Computer virus that is triggered by the appearance or disappearance of specified data.

  6. 3 Things to Protect your Computer: • Anti Virus software • Firewall 3. Be very careful what you download to your computer and what you open in your email.

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