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It appears to be regularly infected with varieties of
"scareware" such as "Vista Antivirus" and "Antispyware Soft".
I've gotten two infections going there in the early months
of 2010.
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When performing actions between your computer and one that is infected what offers no risk of your computer becoming infected?
When performing actions between two computers if one has a virus, the only thing that will offer no risk is not to use a computer that is known to be infected. Virus protection software is only good if it is up to date and performing properly.
What type of virus was the famous Michealangelo virus?
The Michelangelo virus is a computer virus first discovered in April 1991 in New Zealand.[1] The virus was designed to infect DOS systems (but did not engage the operating system or make any OS calls; Michelangelo, like all boot sector viruses, basically operated at the BIOS level) and remained dormant until March 6, the birthday of Renaissance artist Michelangelo. There is no reference to the artist in the virus, and it is doubtful that the virus writer intended Michelangelo to be referenced to the virus. Michelangelo is a variant of the already endemic Stoned virus.On March 6, if the PC is an AT or a PS/2, the virus overwrites the first one hundred sectors of the hard disk with nulls. The virus assumes a geometry of 256 cylinders, 4 heads, 17 sectors per track. Although all the user's data would still be on the hard disk, it would be irretrievable for the average user.On hard disks, the virus moves the original master boot record to cylinder 0, head 0, sector 7.On floppy disks, if the disk is 360 KB, the virus moves the original boot sector to cylinder 0, head 1, sector 3.On other disks, the virus moves the original boot sector to cylinder 0, head 1, sector 14.This is the last directory of the 1.2 MB disks.This is the second-to-last directory of the 1.44 MB disks.The directory does not exist on 720 KB disks.Although designed to infect DOS systems, the virus can easily disrupt other operating systems installed on the system since, like many viruses, the Michelangelo infects the master boot record of ahard drive. Once a system became infected, any floppy disk inserted into the system (and written to; in 1992 a PC system could not detect that a floppy had been inserted, so the virus could not infect the floppy until some access to the disk is made) becomes immediately infected as well. And because the virus spends most of its time dormant, activating only on March 6, it is conceivable that an infected computer could go for years without detection - as long as it wasn't booted on that date after being infected.The virus first came to widespread international attention in January 1992, when it was revealed that a few computer and software manufacturers had accidentally shipped products, for example Intel'sLANSpool print server, infected with the virus. Although the infected machines numbered only in the hundreds, the resulting publicity spiraled into "expert" claims of thousands or even millions of computers infected by Michelangelo. However, on March 6, 1992, only 10,000 to 20,000 cases of data loss were reported. The news media lost interest, and the virus was quickly forgotten. Despite the scenario given above, in which an infected computer could evade detection for years, by 1997 no cases were being reported in the wild.
If the virus is destroying your computer software is there a possibility to repair the computer?
If you don't already have one, install a good antivirus like Kaspersky or Avira (free). It's best to run a scan while in safe mode. After finding and removing viruses, you may want to repair or reinstall the programs that were infected by the virus.
Your computer is very slow at startup what do you do?
If your computer is running slow at start up, it may have been infected with malware. Purchasing a program that cleans out your computer and then adding virus protection may solve the problem.
Explain the statement what if your PC is stoned on computer?
Stoned is the name of a boot sector computer virus created in 1987.Notable for being an early boot sector virus, it was thought to have been written by a university student in Wellington, New Zealand[1][2] - and by 1989 it had spread widely in New Zealand and Australia.[3] It was one of the very first viruses, and was, along with its many variants, very common and widespread in the early 1990s.[4]When an infected computer started, there was a one in eight probability[5][6] that the screen would declare:Your PC is now Stoned!The phrase is found in infected boot sectors of infected floppy disks and master boot records of infected hard disks along with the phrase "Legalise Marijuana".
What are the statistics of a computer getting infected by a virus?
40% of computer users have been infected by a virus.
If you download a movie which has virus into your removable disk can your computer infected by the virus?
Yes, if the removable disk is connected to your computer then it will be infected.
How does one hide their true URL on chatropolis?
always give true URL
Can the offspring of HIV infected persons be carriers?
They can only if they are infected with the virus.
Can you be infected with hiv virus if your girl infected with hiv swim with you when she is in mensuration period?
No, you will not be infected in that manner.
Can you be infected with a virus and not know it?
yes
Is tonsil infected in the virus influenza?
no
How can a virus emerge?
When you open a website or download a program that is infected with a virus.
Is a computer virus considered a security risk?
Yes, most of the computer virus have security threat to the infected computer. If your computer has been infected with virus, you should remove it quickly.
What file in the computer cannot be infected by a virus?
norton anti virus of course
Does a virus scanner delete infected files?
Yes, or moves them to a "Virus Chest"
You can get a if you download an infected file?
Get a what? If it is a virus, then you probably can!
