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Virus can hide in files,folders,the registry,the boot sector,executable progams and documents
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Causes of computer viruses?
Programmers
Name of computer virus?
There are thousands of computer viruses. (See links below)
What are the most likely reasons a computer freezes?
because of 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.
What is the effect of a computer virus?
When you get a computer virus your computer may get random pop-ups trying to make you download something or sell something to you. It can also spread itself across your P.C files and make it harder for you to remove it. If you do not have anti-virus software and are an inexperienced online user you should really get an anti-virus or just be more carful of what sites you go on.
What are computer viruses that hide in memory to escape detection?
Stealth Viruses
Place where computer viruses hide in computer?
There are multiple places a virus can hide. The common places are C:\Windows and C:\Windows\System32.
Where viruses locate or hide in computer?
There are multiple places a virus can hide. The common places are C:\Windows and C:\Windows\System32.
What characteristics are used to group viruses?
Computer viruses are grouped based on what types of files they infect, how they infect them, and what stealth techniques they use to hide.
What is a computer Polymorphic?
It is a technique that some computer viruses use to hide themselves from antiviruses. They read their code so that it does the same thing just in a different way.
What is one property of viruses that make it to cure viral infections?
The ability of viruses to hide in the host's DNA. The fact that viruses can hide very well inside your dna.
Do viruses hide in your batteries?
No, they don't.
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.
In the movie Osmosis Jones where do the pathogans like to hide?
The pathogens (viruses, bacteria, etc) like to hide out in the armpits! The pathogens (viruses, bacteria, etc) like to hide out in the armpits!
How does an antivirus software package tackle the virus problem?
Well the viruses have a file that they come from so the anti-virus deletes the file so viruses cant hide and that's where the anti-virus deletes the virus if ur computer does not have a anti-virus go get it fast before all the viruses get ur computer finsihed for
Why should you scan files when passed from one computer to another?
To avoid Computer Viruses to protect one computer to another computer.
What parts of a computer do viruses infect?
Their are many parts of a computer that viruses infect. Most viruses infect a certain file or program so that whenever that file is run, the virus is also executed. Some viruses called Master Boot Record viruses infect the Master Boot Record of your computer. The Master Boot Record is the partition of your computer first executed when you boot up your computer. When you turn on your computer, it runs all the programs inside the Master Boot Record partition and then passes control to other child processes. Viruses in this class infect the Master Boot Record so that whenever your turn on your computer, the viruses runs at startup too. These viruses are very tricky to find as they hide in a very deep part of your Operating System and manually deleting them could damage your computer.
