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Virus types vary. Most have at least one of the following goals:
1. randomly delete personal files
2. send your personal files to the virus programmer
3. destroy yous operating system
4. infiltrate (and maybe destroy) your boot sector and/ or BOIS
Wiki User
∙ 13y ago
Wiki User
∙ 12y agoIt depends on the type of virus.
The most common is the Trojan virus, which will hide inside an "ordinary file" and start spreading to other files through registry keys and documents/software installed.
At least that is the most common.
Wiki User
∙ 12y agoit slows it down
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How does Trojan virus effect the computer?
It can erase your hard drive!They can delete your files.
How does viruses get into your computer and what do they do?
The virus comes from USB, hard disk, sharing the computer, floppy disks, Cd's, and downloaded files from the Internet. Viruses can destroy your computer hard disk. The effect of virus that your computer will become slow and freeze several times.
What cause the Michelangelo virus was to take effect on infected computers on March 8?
A program that is designed to cause damage to computer files.
What virus's can do?
Virus can delete files in your computer . It can slow down your computer . It also depends on the power of the virus you get . Some virus's are used to get information of others .
What are the Ghetto Media Files?
The Ghetto Media Files are the trash files that help with viruses. They are like an open gate to a virus. They are bad but if you do not have them, your computer would shut down by itself. They are there for a reason and if you download files to them a virus will attach to your computer. Some Viruses are The Ropetelka Virus, The Kindle Yah Vrius, The Ponderwonder Virus, The Opalgogue Virus, The Fish n' Hook Virus, The Yankee Rock Virus, and The Google Informat Virus.
What do you do if you get a worm virus on your computer?
Run your anti-virus software on a scandelete detected files.
What is a firewall computer virus?
A computer's anti-virus software has a firewall in order to protect your computer from online/infected files that can contain viruses.
How will regular backups help if you are infected with a computer virus?
It will help save files on your computer and will help clear the virus off
Can my computer get the aids virus?
Yes. However the AIDS computer virus is nothing like the Human AIDS virus. Your computer can not get the Human AIDS virus. This computer virus was written in 1990, and affected .com files running on the DOS system.
What virus hides inside regular computer files?
worm
Is a computer program that can damage files and the operating system?
virus
How do you retrieve files from a computer infected with a virus and displays a blue screen of death?
you need to get rid of the virus with a backup cd then you retrieve the files
