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File infected with a computer virus that has been renamed by an antivirus software program, such as Symantec AntiVirus or Avira AntiVir; the ".vir" extension is typically appended to the filename (i.e. program.exe -> program.exe.vir) to indicate the file is a virus and to prevent it from being executed.
What else can I help you with?
Can you get rid of problems on your computer if you delete the account with the infected files?
no not really because there are some other types of viruses that once infected a certain file it affects other files too such as program files. Might as well heal your PC with an updated anti virus software.
Are there Virus that can affect an optical disk storage?
optical disk storage are read only so they cannot get infected. But if you burn files which are infected by viruses then the optical disks can spread the virus
What do you do with the viruses trapped in your avg vault?
The purpose of the vault is to quarantine files that have been infected. In most cases, these are new files created by the virus or the actual virus itself, but certain viruses infect files that may be important to you. The vault allows you to quarantine the files so that they can be healed when a solution is found or submitted for analysis. In most cases you can simply delete vault files.
What is a firewall computer virus?
A computer's anti-virus software has a firewall in order to protect your computer from online/infected files that can contain viruses.
Is stopzilla free?
Yes and no. It is free to the extent at which it scans for malware, viruses, etc. on your PC. If any are found, they will quarantine the viruses, as any other antivirus software. At this point, STOPzilla is free as it gives you the option to purge the quarantined files, which may be all you need if only rogue files have been installed. However, if the infected files are important in running your PC, etc. then the full version is required, in order to repair REPAIR and RECOVER the infected files.
Are antibiotic infected viruses?
no
How are a lot of computer viruses sent?
From infected websites and through emails. Virus are usually in programmes that you have to run, like .exe and .scr files.
How anti viruses combat computer crime?
They prevent the files from viruses especially in files or documents the anti-viruses combat computer crime by attacking the viruses which they want to steal the files or money from banks
What should you do if your computer will not move infected files to quarantine?
This means that the virus has spread to the quarantine file and rendered it useless. Most compuer viruses can do this if they are not discovered fast enough.
Why can computer data not become infected by viruses?
A virus can sometimes insert itself into data files, but this is a dead end. Data files cannot be started as programs by the operating system and if the file is not a program any virus in it cannot execute and perform its nefarious tasks. So properly designed viruses will look specifically for executable type files containing programs and not waste their time infecting data files.
What was found in the infected bacteria?
viruses
How will regular back ups help you if you are infected by a virus?
By backing up computer files regularly, you have protection against viruses that cause file corruption. When files get corrupted data is lost. Having a back of your files, you can restore everything to what is was before the virus attacked the computer.
