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Computer virus

Computer virus. Name : ALya Mohammed ID: H00224594. Outline :. What is a computer virus Virus through the internet Symptoms of virus Attack Examples of risky file types Types of viruses How to protect from viruses Top ten Antiviral programs Symantec Norton Antivirus:.

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Computer virus

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  1. Computer virus Name : ALya Mohammed ID: H00224594

  2. Outline : • What is a computer virus • Virus through the internet • Symptoms of virus Attack • Examples of risky file types • Types of viruses • How to protect from viruses • Top ten Antiviral programs • Symantec Norton Antivirus:

  3. What is a computer virus? • Computer virus: is a computer program that can copy itself and infect a computer without permission or knowledge of the user.

  4. Virus through the internet • Today almost 87% of all viruses are spread through the internet. • Transmission time to a new host is relatively low, on the order of hours to days

  5. Symptoms of virus Attack • Computer no longer boots up. • Screen sometimes flicker. • Computer runs slower then usual. • System crashes for no reason. • Files/directories sometimes disappear.

  6. Examples of risky file types • The following file types should be treated with suspicion and be confirmed with the sender before being opened: • .exe • .pif • .bat • .vbs • .com

  7. Types of viruses: • Boot viruses: is a computer virus that infects a storage device's master boot record (MBR) • Program viruses: is a computer virus that can only spread if you run the specific program that it has infected • Multipartite viruses: a computer virus that infects and spreads in multiple ways: • Stealth viruses: is a computer virus that uses various mechanisms to avoid detection by antivirus software.

  8. How to protect from viruses • Best way to protect yourself is to prepare your computer against viruses in advance • to protect you computer is : • to use updated anti-virus program

  9. Top ten Antiviral programs • Data Fellows F-Prot • EliaShimViruSafe • ESaSSThunderBYTE • IBM Antivirus • McAfee Scan • Microsoft Anti-Virus • (Symantec Norton Antivirus) • S&S Dr S&S Dr Solomon's AVTK. • Bit Defender 2008

  10. Symantec Norton Antivirus: • Keeps you safe when you surf, shop and bank online • Protects you from social media scams • Stops both today's and tomorrow's online threats • Blocks infected and dangerous downloads http://us.norton.com/antivirus/

  11. References : • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_virus • http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/V/virus.html • http://www.symantec.com/index.jsp • http://www.techopedia.com/definition/26655/boot-sector-virus • https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20091103211647AA3WQsV • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multipartite_virus • http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/definition/stealth-virus

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