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What are the impacts of computer viruses on a computer and information system?
Wiki User
∙ 13y ago
they have a major impact on all sorts of technology any virus or hacker can make a computer or technology in general go crazy and if you dont clean it with an anti-virus you can wind up having to replace all of the equipment
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∙ 13y ago
Wiki User
∙ 12y agoViruses can have many bad effects on your computer. Usually, they will steal your information, display pop-up ads on your computer, slow your computer down, or use your computer in a botnet attack. Some of the really nasty viruses can even destroy your hard drive or delete your files.
Wiki User
∙ 9y agoIt depends what sort of virus. Generally it will prevent their computers working properly, and it may give their personal information to criminals.
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What a computer virus can do?
There are MANY types of computer viruses. Some may not be so destructive but some can harm or destroy your computer. Viruses can change your settings or steal private information. The worst Viruses can eat/burn you hard drive out and destroy your computer. There are dozens of Virus/Firewall/Spyware programs to prevent this.
What computer gets the least viruses?
A Linux system generally gets the least viruses
3 Suggestions of how you can ensure viruses are not introduced to the computer system from an external source.?
Give three suggestions of how you can ensure viruses are not introduced to the computer system from an external source?
What is system maintenance?
System maintence could mean anything from updating or upgrading your computer to checking for viruses and defragging your computer.
What are computer infection?
Computer infections are when your system is overwhelmed by malware, such as spyware, Trojans, and regular viruses.
Are You Victim of Virus or Worm Attacks?
Viruses are computer programs which attach themselves to other programs of the computer, thereby causing the system to crash or corrupt data that is stored in the system. They spread in numbers and infect more files in the system upon entering. Worms are also malwares but they do not need other computer programs to attach themselves. They work by their own to modify the operating system of a computer. When somebody is responsible for introducing viruses or worms to a computer, these cases can be easily dealt with Sec. 43 and 66 of The Information Technology Act, 2000.
What are the 4 Branches of Computer system?
The four Branches of computer are:1-Computer Sciences2-Computer Engineering3-Information Technology4-Information System
What is the major difference between Biological Virus and Computer Virus?
No. Computer viruses only affect computers. Biological viruses affect animals and humans.
What is cisco is a computer information system company organization?
cisco is computer information system company organization
What information would one find on the CCIE blog?
CCIE stands for Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert. On this blog, expect to find a multitude of information and discussion about system networking, viruses, and computer networking software.
Why should you scan for viruses?
You should scan for computer viruses because it can destroy your computer system. Viruses are programs, sometimes computer instructions, that tells a computer what to do upon a given situation. Computer viruses can do harm a computer by means of deleting, altering, moving, and replacing data on a computer. Virus can be a real threat to an identity of a user. Scanning a virus will help you remove the threats and prevent them from infecting your computer and other things connected to it.
Does factory resetting your computer get rid of viruses?
If you choose factory reset setting, you will wipe out everything on your computer. You will have to pay a tech to reload it with the basics, unless you have the drivers. You will get rid of the virus if you restore your computer to an earlier date, before you down loaded the virus.
