Monday, January 5, 2009

Beware of the Deadly Virus

A virus is a program that enters the compter system by attaching itself to another program and then spreads itself across the system.

Types of Virus:

1)Macro virus
2)Network Virus
3)Logic Bomb
4)Boot sector virus
5)Multipartite Virus
6)Stealth Virus

Other Harmful Programs:

1)Trojan Horse
2) Worm

Protective Measures to prevent Viruses:

1)Install a good antivirus software.
2)Update it Regularly
3)Avoid downloading programs for unknown sources
4)Scan your floppies,CD's,Flash Drives before usage.
5)Avoid pirated software.

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