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From Virus on Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
A virus is a small infectious agent that can replicate only inside the living cells of organisms.
Computer Viruses also spread all over your computer in a different manner. They get in your files, just like a real-life virus can get in all of your blood cells.
So can you see the relation of why they're called viruses?
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Do bacteria cause computer viruses?
No. Computer viruses are only called "viruses" by figurative analogy with biological viruses. And biological viruses (such as chickenpox, hepatitis, and the flu) are not the same as disease-causing bacteria (such as strep throat, tuberculosis, and lyme disease).
What are computers viruses?
Computer programs that do not have a positive outcome for your PC.
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.
Why should you scan files when passed from one computer to another?
To avoid Computer Viruses to protect one computer to another computer.
How do you get viruses out of computer?
by anti-viruses
Can yahoocom give your computer viruses?
No Yahoo.com does not give your Computer viruses
Why virus is called virus?
Viruses are called viruses because, like real-world viruses (e.g., influenza and so on), they 'infect' a computer and often spread throughout it by making copies of themselves and making their code part of other programs. Viruses don't usually spread from computer to computer on their own, instead relying on users to pass on infected files or copies of the virus to other users, such as by email.
How are real viruses unlike computer viruses?
a computer virues afects your computer and a virues afects you
What was the 1999 computer virus called?
There were many viruses in 1999 and not a one single virus
What are the 3 types viruses?
Computer viruses, Macro Viruses, and Directory Viruses
What computer program is used to prevent computer viruses from infecting a computer?
Many programs today have security features built-in which are designed to stop viruses from infecting your computer. The main program that does this though is called an anti-virus program. This type of program removes viruses from your computer and sometimes attempts to stop viruses from being installed or even downloaded. There are many free programs of this type, such as AVG or Microsoft Security Essentials.
What are computer viruses similar to?
Biological viruses.
