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Have a Firewall, Have 1 virus scanner, only go on sites you know are safe, never download anything unless you're 100% sure you know what it is

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Q: How can the threat of a computer virus be minimised?
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How do you remove a threat from a computer?

do an antivirus scan . it will show the virus. click on the virus and click remove/destroy/remove threat


What can protect a computer from virus threat?

An antivirus program


Is a computer virus considered a security risk?

Yes, most of the computer virus have security threat to the infected computer. If your computer has been infected with virus, you should remove it quickly.


When you connect to a virus infected website how long do you have to close your browser before a virus becomes a threat and can harm your computer?

its instant.


How many types of Computer virus?

20 Common Types of Viruses Affecting Your Computer. When we talk about computer security, the virus is the leading threat. It can destroy a single program or the whole computer system instead


What is relation between computer threat and computer vulnerability?

Your computer is vulnerable by the protection of your firewall. If your firewall is open, or have no firewall, you are pretty much a siting duck. A computer threat is a virus that infects your computer to do unwanted and/or involuntary actions you did not request/intend/mistakenly do. The computer threat seeks for openness of a computer vulnerability.


Can a virus received via email infect a computer?

Only if you download the file the virus is in. So viewing pictures in gmail is not a threat downloading attatchments is


How can you delete threat virus on Norton?

it generally deletes it on its own. or it quarantines it if it cannot. your computer is still protected.


Which is a system threat Trojan worm virus and backdoor?

Any type of malicious software, be it a virus, worm, or Trojan Horse is a threat to any computer. A backdoor is a secret "opening" in a computer that only a hacker knows about and it can be used to download and install more malware onto a compromised machine.


How a computer virus enters a computer?

from a website (use anti virus and anti spyware) from an email (let the anti virus scan your emails) from a pen drive/usb drive (scan with anti virus) from an infected cd/dvd (use threat fire) from the network (use a firewall)


Can iphones get computer viruses?

There is no need of any Anti-virus software program for iPhone or any Mac Product as they don't get any virus threat or any harm from trojan or malware.


Abbreviation and definition of virus computer?

definition of a computer virus definition of a computer virus