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"What's a Virus, Anyway ?"

A Virus is a malicious, but not necessarily destructive unauthorized,
self duplicating string of code, or program, that copies itself from
program to program on your computer!

It's like a parasite that attaches itself to various types of files (.exe and .com)
and is caught and spreads itself among infected computers by sharing floppies
and files. Some viruses attach to files so when the infected file executes, the virus also executes. Other viruses sit in a computer's memory and infect files as the computer opens, modifies or creates the files.

E-MAIL viruses (and spyware) probably pose the greatest threats to most of us who use the internet for communicating with family and friends, sharing photos, recipes, chat message sessions, entertainment, and just routine web surfing.

Does your infected computer feel like this?

What are Worms?

A computer worm is a self-replicating computer program that uses a network to send copies of itself to other computer terminals on the network and it may do so without any user intervention.

Unlike a virus, a computer worm does not need to attach itself to an existing program. Worms almost always cause harm to the network, if only by consuming bandwidth, whereas viruses almost always corrupt or modify files on a targeted computer.

That's why Crackers and cyber criminals like to use them for their hateful attacks on our peace of mind.

Worms are tiny programs that spread them-selves primarily in email messages; many of which they create just as soon as the email message they are attached to is opened. They send copies of themselves to every email address in your address book.

Since they are complete programs in themselves, they can be removed from your computer by deleting.

"How Can We Protect Ourselves From
Viruses, Worms and Trojans?"

These 6 basic virus protection steps can go a long way toward keeping you out of trouble:

● Never, ever, open anyone's personal floppies, CD files, memory sticks, unless you scan them first in your anti-virus program!

● Be fearful of any email messages from addresses (senders) that you don't recognize.

● Be wary of any programs you download from forums, chat rooms, etc.

● Don't install bootlegged copies of someone else's software.

● Keep your anti-virus, operating systems and Firewall programs up to date.

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If you don't have your Virus Protection program yet, here's an Emergency Step you should take, Right Now!

McAfee offers a FREE Virus Scanning program called
                   STINGER.

It has grown in size a little over the past few years and no longer fits on a single floppy Disk. But so many of the newer PCs, including lap tops don't have a "A" floppy drive anyway, you should burn it to a CD for an offline back up tool.

You can use it as we do, to check any of your PC computers for viruses, without being on line.

It is an 'After the Fact' application, which means that it does not scan incoming email files, attachments or downloads, but it does scan whatever you have already received online.

It currently checks, and repairs more than 50 recent viruses. It's FREE to download from McAfee STINGER

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"Do We Really Need Virus Protection?" There are many really fine and very effective AntiVirus and virus Protection Programs available to Home and Small Business computer users to improve online security..

What are Worms?

"Do We Really Need Virus Protection?"
There are many really fine and very effective AntiVirus and virus Protection Programs
available to Home and Small Business computer users to improve online security..