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Computer Viruses are malware programs that can cause damage to your computer. They travel or spread by various means including as an email attachment. They can be disguised as images, videos, audio files, or cards. They can be hidden in other files and spread to your computer when you download something from the internet.
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∙ 9y ago
Wiki User
∙ 10y agoViruses can be transferred in several ways. One common way is inserting an infected USB into a port. Some virus will replicate and will infect the computer as well as the local area network (LAN) it belongs. Another one is when you download an infected file from the internet, it might infect someone's computer.
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∙ 12y agoBy touching stuff that other people left behind meaning their germs
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How does the cold sore virus get transferred?
The cold sore virus gets transferred by direct contact (touching) the infected area.
How is the Rhino Virus transferred?
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How is the virus transferred to human the movie Outbreak?
it was airborne
Can HIV virus be alive in soft drink?
The HIV virus can only be transferred through blood, so no.
What is restricted transduction?
Transduction is the process by which DNA is transferred from one bacterium to another by a Virus
What type of virus changes it's characteristics every time it is transferred to a new system?
encrypted
If mother is HIV positivedoes her foetus also be HIV positive?
yes, because the mother will have to breastfeed her child in the process her child will obtain the virus, the virus can not be genetically transferred however
Can the West Nile virus be transferred through intercourse?
no you cannot get west nile virus from intercourse, if you want more information on it go to http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/westnile/wnv_factsheet.htm
What are some examples of an email virus?
An email virus is usually found inside of a link that is attatched to an email that may look urgent, or from royalty of a distant country. When these links are opened a virus is then transferred into the computer.
Can the iPod get a virus from connecting to an ulocked network?
No. So far, there are no known cases of an iPod getting a virus via an unlocked network. It is used all of the time by many iPod Touches, and no virus has ever been transferred over an unlocked network.
What is the oringin of AIDS?
The virus that causes AIDS, HIV, is believed to have evolved from a virus that exists in the animal world, specifically among certain species of primates (chimpanzees and monkeys). It was transferred to humans at some point in our history where it then mutated into the virus we today call HIV.
Can the common cold be spread through contact?
If a person with a cold touches his runny nose or watery eyes, then shakes hands with another person some of the virus is transferred to the uninfected person. If that person then touches his mouth, nose, or eyes, the virus is transferred
