sidneycrysby Posted December 21, 2011 Report Share Posted December 21, 2011 hi you guys just wondering how computer viruses work? :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan2273 Posted December 22, 2011 Report Share Posted December 22, 2011 Virus A program that when run, has the ability to self-replicate by infecting other programs and files on your computer. These programs can have many effects ranging from wiping your hard drive, displaying a joke in a small box, or doing nothing at all except to replicate itself. These types of infections tend to be localized to your computer and not have the ability to spread to another computer on their own. The word virus has incorrectly become a general term that encompasses trojans, worms, and viruses. If you want to learn more, take a look at this forum. />http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexpjhone Posted December 22, 2011 Report Share Posted December 22, 2011 A computer virus is a computer program that can replicate itself and spread from one computer to another. The term "virus" is also commonly but erroneously used to refer to other types of malware, including but not limited to adware and spyware programs that do not have the reproductive ability. A true virus can spread from one computer to another (in some form of executable code) when its host is taken to the target computer; for instance because a user sent it over a network or the Internet, or carried it on a removable medium such as a floppy disk, CD, DVD, or USB drive. For more information you can have this sharing. http://www.techyv.com/questions/what-exactly-computer-virus-and-how-prevent-it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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