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Are computer viruses just another way to sell more software to people?
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∙ 9y ago
This is a very big conspiracy theory, but it is most likely false. Viruses were one of the first types of software ever made. These viruses were harmless and were only created to prove a theory about self-replicating automata.
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∙ 9y ago
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I need anti-virus protection.?
Your computer can get a virus simply by going to the wrong website or opening the wrong email. People will send you emails with viruses in them and when you read them your computer gets infected. The best way to protect your computer from viruses is to have anit virus software.
Should you repair if a computer virus is found?
Yes - the vast majority of computer viruses can be removed, or disabled by most anti-virus software. The trick is - to keep your anti-virus software, and definitions database up-to-date, as people are writing new viruses on a daily basis !
Why do computers give you viruses?
A computer virus is a harmful computer program that someone has written either as a practical joke or for criminal purposes. A computer virus can be transmitted from one computer to another computer, but it cannot infect a person. The viruses that infect people are something else entirely. So a computer cannot give you viruses. Not unless you are a cyborg.
How was virus discover?
Computer viruses were not discovered. They are written by hackers and people who develop software and just get them out there to see if they work. They are usually always harmful and malicious. It is an absolute must to always have anti virus software running on a computer. Without it, in most cases, within 1 hour of surfing on the internet, your computer could be hopelessly infected. BUt without the people that write viruses, we would not have the people who write the software that blocks,eliminates,and destroy them. Most everything we have available to us on computers are all created by "hackers".
How do people give your computer viruses?
They are evil
How are computer viruses caught?
uncareful people
What percentage of people have computer viruses?
100%
Why it is that there are many computer viruses?
People are trolls
Who are the developer of computer viruses?
The people who made computer virus are unkown.
How do you get virus on the computer?
email (these are very, very common)internet (some people disguise viruses a a page saying your computer has a virus and a disinfect now button)inside helpful looking software (Conficker)
How are virus and spam different?
Viruses are malicious software made by people to harm a computer, while spam is things like emails or documents full of repeated letters or nonsense meant to slow your computer.
What are the positive effect of computer virus?
Only possible positive effects are software companies that can kill viruses are very profitable and create jobs for bright young people.
