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A computer virus is a programme, or piece of code, that is written to interfere with, and harm, your machine. A virus can replicate itself, spread to other computers, and attack other programmes on your computer. (By attack, we mean change or delete files.)
Computer Viruses affect computer the same way human viruses affect us there the name has come from the anology.
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How did computer viruses first get their name?
By analogy with biological viruses.
Could you name some computer viruses and what they do?
name the computer virus
Name of computer virus?
There are thousands of computer viruses. (See links below)
What type of program is a backdoor?
They are computer viruses that let hackers and other viruses in to your computer undetected. They are computer viruses that let hackers and other viruses in to your computer undetected.
Why should you scan files when passed from one computer to another?
To avoid Computer Viruses to protect one computer to another computer.
How do you get viruses out of computer?
by anti-viruses
Can yahoocom give your computer viruses?
No Yahoo.com does not give your Computer viruses
What is first virus name in computer?
some viruses can come from LIME WIRE. because of some of the musics you download may have viruses.
How are real viruses unlike computer viruses?
a computer virues afects your computer and a virues afects you
What are the 3 types viruses?
Computer viruses, Macro Viruses, and Directory Viruses
What are computer viruses similar to?
Biological viruses.
Name any three computer viruses?
Three computer viruses are ping-pong, acid and 1260. Ping-pong is considered as a harmless virus. It does not affect most computers in a negative way.
