Computer Viruses

Thousands of viruses are made everyday.

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Thousands of variants of viruses are made daily, mainly by "Script Kiddies" who get some viral code, modify it a little bit, and re-distribute it.

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Yes, intruders can use virus signatures to fabricate where an email came from. It is best not to even open an email unless it is from someone trusted or scanned with an antivirus software.

Yes but you have to download it on your toolbar

remote access is where a computer is used from a different location to where the user is, this is useful to IT staff so they can administer a machine without even being in the same building, home users also benefit from remote access by being able to 'dial in' to their home computers whist at work or elsewhere.

To remove Total Vista Security spyware you must block Total Vista Security sites, stop and remove processes, unregister DLL files, search and delete all other Total Vista Security files and registry utility. Follow the Total Vista Security detection and removal instructions below.

The most typical software removal method is to remove Total Vista Security by using "Add or Remove Programs" service. However there may be hidden Total Vista Security files, running processes and registries in your computer, so Total Vista Security may recreate all other files after reboot.

Apple products don't get virus or malware. So is with iphone so no virus scanning required.

1. Download and run firefox to protect your computer from future spyware attacks and pop ups which are coming in through internet explorer (Trojan downloaders, win32 ).Browser attacks aren't easy to spot because they piggyback on legitimate traffic that doesn't exhibit many obvious warning signs . 2. Run the vundo and combo fix 3. Run Malwarebytes Anti-Malware

4. Run the anti spyware remove programs spybot

5. Run a complete scan with free curing utility Dr.Web CureIt!

You should update your security software whenever an update is available, because new viruses are being developed on a daily basis, you need to update software often to catch it and stop it.

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Computer viruses usually spread in one of three ways: from removable media; from downloads off the Internet; and from e-mail attachments. Although the Internet gets a bad rap as a source of viruses, you're no more likely to contract a virus from the Web than you are from packaged software.

If you want to keep risks to a minimum, then you should buy a good anti-virus software. I recommend you a nice one that is Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7.0. You can understand why it can keep risks to a minimum from its features and function.

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it is not a virus but a worm, if you have the proper anti virus software, you will be just fine!!!

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the danger of not having a good password is if someone knows guesses your password correct the could hack you and change your password. so make a password no one will guess but also one that you will remember!

They aren't viruses.

They are indexes of certain folders. Their presence allows the computer to know more quickly and efficiently what the content of any given folder is.

There is no point in removing them because they will be created soon after you delete them.

An email virus is usually found inside of a link that is attatched to an email that may look urgent, or from royalty of a distant country. When these links are opened a virus is then transferred into the computer.

The reason why some people are getting pop-ups of advertisements for insurance and prizes even though a pop-up blocker is installed is that the settings on the blocker may need to be setup correctly. Try going to the options tab in the software and check to make sure that block all ads is checked off.

Nope. Friv is a safe gaming website to use.

PC Cillin is a good antivirus software but it still has to be updated a bit to catch up with other antivirus softwares. It is missing a few features that can be found in more recent antivirus software packages.

well I'm on jump start and I've got trend micro titanium virus software and it hasn't given me any otherwise my virus software would of picked it up and zapped it away!

so i say that jump start is a virus free site!

Virus factories are commonly referred to as "viral factories" or "viral replication centers." These are specialized cellular compartments where viruses replicate and assemble new viral particles. They often exploit host cellular machinery and resources to facilitate the production of new viruses, ultimately leading to their release from the infected cell.

The main reason why we every computer needs a firewall is that as it is a software or a hardware where hardware is found in routers and software are found in Computer. When you have a firewall installed in your Computer would be protected from unwanted websites and hackers. It monitors the incoming and outgoing networks and block the unwanted and malicious networks to access your PC. So every computer needs to be shielded with a firewall. Get them to always block unauthorized network users. This is the reason why a firewall is necessary software or hardware program.

Well it depends which one or more viruses have infected your computer. Most viruses can be removed without a hitch using a popular antivirus software like AVG. First run a complete scan of your entire computer. Most people have about a hundred thousands files stored on their computer. Therefore, the scan will most likely take about two hours to complete so don't get impatient or worry. After the scan is completed AVG will display the files that they have found to be infected and the name of the virus or other malware. Do what AVG tells you to and if it says restart your computer don't wait do it. Any questions post on my message board.