Computer viruses can cause serious damage to your computers. Most viruses can duplicate themselves and cause different degrees of damage, from wiping out all data on your hard-drive to disclosing your personal data. Installing anti-virus software can protect your computer from damage caused by known viruses. Most anti-virus software can scan a file whenever it is downloaded, uploaded, opened or saved.
There are millions of viruses created and spread throughout the Internet everyday. You need to update your anti-virus software frequently with the latest virus definition packs, which can be downloaded from the developers of the software. As a result, newly created, but already discovered viruses will not be able to damage your computer. |
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"I Love You" Virus
The virus was first reported to have surfaced in Hong Kong, spreading through Microsoft Outlook e-mail systems... | |
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Chat Rooms are Sources for Spammers
According to an investigation by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in November 2002, chat rooms, newsgroups, Web pages, free personal Web-page services, message boards and email service directories are ... | |
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