Virus

Computer virus

A computer virus is a computer program that can copy itself and infect a computer. The term "virus" is also commonly but erroneously used to refer to other types of malware, adware, and spyware programs that do not have the reproductive ability. A true virus can only 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...
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What motivates creators of viruses

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Some of these guys do simply do it because they can or to prove they can.

Some get a kick out of the havoc they cause. Or use malicious programs to take over your computer to steal personal info: passwords, credit card numbers, etc.

And sometimes these creeps are actually doing their jobs. Spyware and adware among other things are real pains in the @$$, but they often serve a purpose - unsavory as it may seem. They monitor your computer usage to pin down your interests and habits so...
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What are the causes of viruses

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Your computer will get infected by a virus by opening the virus-file. This file will usually be: or: attached to an email-message or: under a button on a internet-site (sometimes even by opening a site or perform some other action on the site). or: on a CD or other kind of disc. or: a file, sent to you, threw a messenger-service.
 
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1. Infected diskette can infect the computer system
2. Dust in the computer room or environment can cause it a virus.
3. Eating in the computer...
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User's Guide To Avoiding Virus Infections, Keeping an eye out for viruses

Computer viruses are everywhere! This guide will show you how to stay alert and how to avoid getting infections on your computer. Having an updated virus scanner is only a small part of this, there are many ways that you can prevent having viruses other than a virus scanner, as it will not always save you.


Types of viruses
There are many type of viruses. Typical viruses are simply programs or scripts that will do various damage to your computer, such as corrupting files, copying itself into...
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Check For Dos, Check to see if you are infected.

When you first turn on you computer (BEFORE DIALING INTO YOUR ISP),
open a MS-DOS Prompt window (start/programs MS-DOS Prompt).
Then type netstat -arn and press the Enter key.
Your screen should display the following (without the dotted lines
which I added for clarification).

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Active Routes:

  Network Address          Netmask  Gateway...
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