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Project Work Subject: Viruses. -. -. You usually chat with friends!. You receve a message with attachement! And you accept!. And is the surprise!!!!. You have many symtomps strange!. You have a viruuuuuus!!!!. Your computer is too ill!!. You call the doctor and he exams the computer!.
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Project Work Subject: Viruses - -
You receve a message with attachement! And you accept!
Definition of the virus • A virus computer is a kind of software programsproduced by • unknown people and harmful to the computers • The term “Virus" is often used in commonto describe all kinds of malware (malicious software)
Why a virus is created? • Viruses are written as • -research projects, pranks, vandalism, • - to attack the products of specific companies, • -to distribute political messages,
Some virus writers consider their creations to be works of art And see virus writing as a creative hobby
The symptoms of an infected Pc After you open and run an infected program or attachment on your computer, you might not realize that you have introduced a virus until you notice something isn't quite right. Here are a few primary indicators that your computer might be infected: • Your computer runs more slowly than normal • Your computer stops responding or locks up often • Your computer crashes and restarts every few minutes • Your computer restarts on its own and then fails to run normally
Applications on your computer don't work correctly • Disks or disk drives are inaccessible • You can't print correctly • You see unusual error messages • You see distorted menus and dialog boxes
How to protect your Pc from viruses Nothing can guarantee the security of your computer 100 percent. You can continue to improve your computer's security and decrease the possibility of infection by using a firewall, keeping your system up-to-date, maintaining a current antivirus software subscription, and following some best practices.
The Antivirus Antivirus software (or anti-virus) is computer software used to identify and remove computer viruses, as well as many other types of harmful computer software, collectively referred to as malware. While the first antivirus software was designed exclusively to combat computer viruses, most modern antivirus software can protect against a wide range of malware, including worms, rootkits, and trojans.