"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
CDs, flash drives and other digital files. Some viruses attach to files
so that 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.
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:
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open anyone's files on their personal Discs,
CDs or USB memory
sticks, unless you
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Be fearful of any email messages from addresses
(senders) that you don't recognize.
"With all of the new social media, P2P,
and business to consumer sites there are
now. Make sure to only download trusted Apps for your tool bars"
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.
If
infected, as a last resort, get help from a virus removal service
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