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Intruders use virus signatures to fabricate where an email came from?
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Can Intruders use virus signatures to fabricate where an email came from?
Yes, intruders can use virus signatures to fabricate where an email came from. It is best not to even open an email unless it is from someone trusted or scanned with an antivirus software.
What term refers to a database of virus signatures and other data to help identify malware?
An antivirus database? I have heard them called definitions instead of signatures, and they are loaded into an antivirus program in order to scan your computer.
How can technology prevents virus outbreaks?
Antivirus software can prevent most, but not all virus infections on a computer. This is because antivirus programs have one major disadvantage: they detect viruses using a large database of the signatures of every known virus. Because new viruses come out daily or even hourly, antivirus companies are falling behind malware writers. One report stated that the Symantec antivirus company had to create 36 new signatures every 7 seconds in order to keep up with malware writers.
What is the impact of using ict at work?
Someone could hack your account, maybe one of your colleagues. Or someone could send you an email containing a virus, or a key logger!
A multipartite virus is a combination of a boot sector virus and a file virus and can hide in either?
A multipartite virus is a combination of a boot sector virus and a file virus. It can hide in either type of program.
Can Intruders use virus signatures to fabricate where an email came from?
Yes, intruders can use virus signatures to fabricate where an email came from. It is best not to even open an email unless it is from someone trusted or scanned with an antivirus software.
What is an email virus not a cumputer virus?
An email virus is a virus that is distributed through emails. It is still a computer virus.
Is a virus signature a portion of virus code that is unique to a particular computer virus?
virus signatures
Antivirus software detects a known virus by looking for distinguishing characteristics called?
Virus Signatures
What are the effect of Melissa virus?
The Melissa virus is a mass-mailing macro virus. It can effect email that is sent and infect the computer when the email is opened.
How does AVG antivirus work?
AVG is like any other virus protector it scans for virus signatures and finds the virus then removes it
Can you get a virus from all the Email addresses in the body of the Email when you forward an Email?
Yes. You can get a virus and that stupid you should know that already.
What does AV software look for to determine that a program or a process is a virus?
It looks for distinguishing characteristics called virus signatures.
What is polymorphic virus?
A polymorphic virus is a virus that can "shape-shift" from every infection, making it extremely hard for antiviruses using virus signatures to detect viruses to detect it.
Define email virus?
Email virus' are semi common. They are when a computer code is sent to an email via note with an attachment which can be activated by clicking on it or opening the email. Often they add virus to the computer which may ruin it.
What is a Email virus?
A virus that is sent through email to attack your computer, if an email looks suspicious do not open it, or your computer will feel the consequences.
Does logging onto email infect your computer with a virus?
Logging int your email should not cause your computer to get a virus. When you do log into your email always watch on the links that you open some can have virus.
