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Do you get viruses from websites on the computer or do people just send them out?
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∙ 14y ago
Most of the time you get them by visiting websites that either put viruses on their page intentionaly or someone else puts them on that page. People can not just press a button to send a virus to your computer they have to send an email with an attachment that you must open and run which most people will suprizingly fall for if the email isn't in their spam folder.
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Does facebok have viruses?
Yes facebook does have viruses just like most other websites. My computer got a virus that was caused from both facebook and myspace and I had to get a whole new computer.
Can you get viruses from just leaving your computer on?
No
Does hot-mail give your computer viruses?
no hotmail doesnt give you viruses it just a site to chat unless your computer has viruses.
Why scan for viruses?
viruses can may pop up to your computer and then your own computer will just black out why not scan?
Will playing games on my computer give me viruses?
No just by playing computer games you will not get computer viruses. Software from trusted publishers shouldn't pose any risks to your computer.
Does zwinky cause viruses?
i dont think so it just makes your computer slow.
What makes computer viruses happen?
Computer viruses exist because malicious "hackers" write them and disseminate them. Then other people download infected files or find infected computer media, and they run them. They are not the same as biological viruses. So if a computer virus or popup tells you someone dropped a disk in the toilet, you can rest assured that this is not how you got the virus. Computer viruses are just self-replicating computer code that often do malicious things to your computer. In the 1980's and 1990's, computer labs were popular, and public libraries have computers available to the public even now. So if you used a public computer, you'd have a chance of getting a computer virus if you brought diskettes with you and inserted them in an infected computer or brought them home with you. Nowadays, people are more likely to get viruses from going to bad websites, opening email attachments, using programs obtained through file-sharing or torrents, or using any program that comes from a questionable source.
What are the most common viruses in computers?
Just regular old level 1 computer viruses.
Why virus attacks a computer?
You can get a computer virus in any number of ways. Viruses usually spread to your computer disguised as a useful program that you download and install yourself. Viruses can also spread by exploiting bugs in programs many people use, like Internet Explorer, in order to run code on your computer that will let the viruses install themselves. Viruses can spread this way in both emails and files.
Why are computer viruses created?
When people sometimes just do it for fun to make people angry and to find out other peoples secrets and to steal other peoples money.
Do all viruses destroy the host?
No. Some computer viruses are simply made just to 'watch' and record everything that is happening on the host computer. Others are created to retrieve and destroy important files. Please note that I am referring to computer viruses, and the host is the victim computer.
Why some of computer programmers write virus?
There are hundreds of thousands of viruses out there (if not millions) and they often designed for different objectives. Most of them fall under the following categories: *To take control of a computer and use it for specific tasks *To generate money *To steal sensitive information (credit card numbers, passwords, personal details, data etc.) *To prove a point, to prove it can be done, to prove ones skill or for revenge purposes *To cripple a computer or network By: Tasmanian Devil & Angel
